Tag: Sign Language
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Deaf Culture Expert’s Testimony Rests on Specific Qualifications, Not General Experience
This is a failure to accommodate case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of two former Walmart associates, Marvin Montoya (“Montoya”) and Raymond Moore (“Moore”) (collectively, “Claimants”), alleging Walmart violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) when it purportedly failed to accommodate the Claimants’ disability, resulting in their constructive discharge. Walmart…
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Safety Expert Witness’ Analysis of the Alleged Discrimination deemed Inadmissible
A district judge in California barred a safety expert witness from testifying about lack of intentional discrimination despite being qualified to offer an opinion on the subject matter. Plaintiff Melvin Patterson is deaf. He brought this action under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act against Defendants Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Six…
