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

[Margo and Arrow]

that is interesting.

You'd think people would know about guide dogs and that they're welcome.

Margo and Arrow
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JULIE PHILLIPSON" <jbrew48 at verizon.net>
To: "nyagdu" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 6:12 PM
Subject: [Nyagdu] Fw: [Juno-l] settlement in access issue


> JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS INTERESTING.
>
> Julie Phillipson
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 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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