[blindlaw] ramifications of receiving Target settlement checkfor SSI recipients

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

That was also part of the settlement above and beyond the payments to 
individuals. However, the suit was brought as a class action suit and 
payments to individuals benefit members of the class as a whole. They also 
help to mitigate the individual damages and humiliation that blind users 
experience every day on the Internet when they can't access web sites 
equally. payments to individuals experiencing discrimination under the ADa 
and state law are granted by California statute.
Chuck, A satisfied member of the class
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at hotmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] ramifications of receiving Target settlement 
checkfor SSI recipients


>I always thought that the legal stragegy here was flaud by entering in a 
>settlement where payments would be made directly to the plaintiffs as 
>individuals. Given the reason why the suit was brought in the first place, 
>any settlement agreements should have required payments to go towards 
>something to further access for the blind, or a donation to fund blindness 
>organizations providing technology services to the blind. Granted, I am 
>saying this without being aware whether there existed a statutory 
>constraint in California that prohibited such agreements. The funds could 
>have gone to purchase computers for the blind, funded a technology center, 
>etc.
>
> Take care.
>
> Rod Alcidonis, J.D.
> C. 718-704-4651
> roddj12 at hotmail.com
>
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