Legal Opinion

Molski v. Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 9, 2008No. 06-56385, 06-56418PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case involves a paraplegic who encountered discriminatory barriers to access when he visited a winery with his grandmother. Unwilling to remove barriers to the historic wine-tasting room, Foley Estates Vineyard and Winery (“Foley”) began providing services on a gazebo with a “big bell” where individuals barred from the wine-tasting room could ring for service. Jarek Molski and Disability Rights Enforcement, Education, Sendees (“DREES”) sued Foley for injunctive relief and damages to redress physical barriers to wheelchair accessibility. The district…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. Arwen Bird v. Lewis & Clark College Thomas Darrow, Phd Larry A. Meyers, Arwen Bird v. Lewis & Clark College Thomas Darrow, Phd Larry A. MeyersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  3. Colorado Cross Disability Coalition v. Hermanson Family Ltd. Partnership ICourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  4. Margo Gathright-Deitrich v. Atlanta LandmarksCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  5. Ferrari, Alvarez, Olsen & Ottoboni, a California Professional Corporation Edward M. Alvarez, an Individual, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellees v. The Home Insurance Company, a New Hampshire Corporation, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant. Ferrari, Alvarez, Olsen & Ottoboni, a California Professional Corporation Edward M. Alvarez, an Individual, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants v. The Home Insurance Company, a New Hampshire Corporation, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  4. Benito Acosta v. City of Costa MesaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  5. Tyner v. Nicholson (In Re Nicholson)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2010

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