[Nyagdu] Fw: [Juno-l] settlement in access issue

[JULIE PHILLIPSON]

JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS INTERESTING.
 
Julie Phillipson
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From: SUSAN HARDEN 
To: juno-l at lists.screenreview.org 
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 10:34 AM
Subject: [Juno-l] settlement in access issue


I forgot and sent this to one other person along with this list.  Haven't done that in a long time.  What a pain that is anyway.  Well here goes again.

Sometimes the good guys do win. 

$50,000 Settlement Reached in Service Animal Litigation
Patric LeHouillier, an attorney practicing in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has reached
a settlement agreement with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC). The plaintiff Joan Murnane is a veterinarian, who was prohibited from bringing
her service dog into the attorney's office during a deposition. Mrs. Murnane and
the EEOC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
after a December 2006 event where Mr. LeHouillier demanded that Mrs. Murnane provide
documentation about her need for the dog. Mr. LeHouillier allegedly did not allow
entry for the service dog because it would soil or otherwise ruin the firm's carpeting.
The consent decree for the settlement was signed on March 29, 2010. Under the terms
of the agreement, Mr. LeHouillier will pay $30,000 to Mrs. Murnane, $10,000 to her
husband who was also denied entry to the law offices, and $10,000 to the EEOC. Mr.
Lehouillier will also be required to post a sign at his office that states "Service
Animals Welcome" as part of the agreement. Nonetheless, Mr. LeHouillier denies any
violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and instead claims that he settled
the case solely for financial reasons.
Full story: Mike Scarcella, Dogged by Lawsuit After Barring Service Animal from Office,
Lawyer Settles for $50k, National Law Journal, April 1, 2010, available at
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202447270772



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