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

[JULIE PHILLIPSON]

especially a law office!

Julie Phillipson
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From: "Margo and Arrow" <margo.downey at verizon.net>
To: "New York Association of Guide Dog Users" <nyagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Nyagdu] Fw: [Juno-l] settlement in access issue


> 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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