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Litigation

Jul. 13, 2001

Law of Appearances Keeps Lawsuit From Zone of Embarrassment and Ridicule

LOS ANGELES - The prospect of going to trial against two disabled people, including a man with no arms and legs, has made the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors blink.

By Garry Abrams
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - The prospect of going to trial against two disabled people, including a man with no arms and legs, has made the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors blink.
        In a case that invoked both the Americans with Disabilities Act and the First Amendment, the county has settled a federal lawsuit ove...

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