Legal Opinion
Degregorio v. Richmond Italian Pavillion, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 20, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff commenced this action alleging that she was forced to leave the defendant’s restaurant when the restaurant refused to permit her service dog inside the establishment. The plaintiff, who was not blind, required use of a service dog to, inter alia, help her maintain her balance.
On August 28, 2009, following a nonjury trial, the Supreme Court concluded, in effect, that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USC § 12101 et seq.), New York City Human Rights Law (Administrative Code of City of NY § 8-101 et seq.), and New York Civil Rights Law § 47-b. *808However,…
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