[Nfbf-l] Fast food guide dog ; was "Amtrak"

[Jim Ellsworth]

Though we all know that there will be times when a law suit is necessary I
honestly do not believe this is one of those such times.  We want to educate
people as opposed to punish them.  I won't deny that the dog should not have
been fed, but so far as we know no harm was done.  If someone reaches out
and pets a guide dog when they aren't supposed to should they be sued?  I
hardly think so.

On a completely different point I thought that if an attorney took a case
like this that it didn't require a retainer.  The attorney usually takes the
case believing they can win and then if that happens they get a percentage
and if they lose they get nothing.  That is what I have heard anyway.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Dan Hicks
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 3:36 PM
To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fast food guide dog ; was "Amtrak"

Wow, this is just too strange. I thought $186,000 was a lot to pay a lawyer
as a retainer, but if he flew to the sesame seen farm to get a sample, I
guess the expenses in your case might be a bit high. However, would it not
be much less expensive -- and create a much easier to follow "seed" trail --
to just go to the fast food place a buy hamburger with the sesame seeds on
it to use as a match for the doggy-dropping you have in your freezer? They
don't even have your sample yet. Why are they matching DNA? I think the best
thing to do would have been to talk to the employee and nip this whole thing
in the bud. Sorry, but I do not think you will win your case. You might
contact FLAGDU for a second opinion. I guess we'll see. 

Dan

 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of
> davidw
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 2:49 PM
> To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Amtrak
> 
> Jody,
> 
> My Lawyer's said I have a great case and only wanted a 180,000 dollar
> retainer, which I paid Friday.
> I just received a call from one of them and they said, "The sesame seed
DNA
> is a match"
> 
> They are sending over a courier to pick up the turd tomorrow morning.
> I'm sorry I just can't let this go, this is my 3rd dog guide in the last 7
> months and I want to keep her focus on guiding not eating from strangers.
> I just don't think it is fair that sighted people can eat at a restaurant
> and because I'm blind with a dog guide I can't eat without taking  a
Prozac
> first.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jody W. Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
> To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 8:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Amtrak
> 
> 
> > Hello David,
> >
> > Let me start out by saying that I am a guide dog handler.
> >
> > I think you are way out of line with your legal action.  I don't know
how
> > long you have had your dog or what school you got it from, but don't you
> > think it would have been better to inform people so they didn't feed
your
> > dog in the future?
> >
> > I just don't see the grounds for complaint.
> >
> > JODY
> >
> >
> >
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