California Supreme Court
May 8, 2009
State Justices Look at ADA Damages Rules
Small businesses, who are urging the California Supreme Court to reduce the amount of damages available for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, didn't seem to gain much traction with the justices at Wednesday's oral argument.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George cut off attorney Lisa Wegner Wednesday as soon as she brought up an example of a seemingly frivolous Americans With Disabilities Act lawsuit. "That doesn't seem to be appropriate information for us to consider, now does it?" George asked. That exchange marked the tone of oral arguments being held in a case that's been closely wa...
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