Disabled Man Sues Strip Club For Human Rights Violation

[mark handler]

Disabled Man Sues Strip Club For Human Rights Violation

Wednesday, December 29, 2010, by Scott Solish

Sometimes a man knows exactly what he wants and fights until it's in his clutches. But sometimes that same man is a double amputee who really wants a lap dance and can't get one because the strip club isn't ADA accessible so he has to file a lawsuit in Federal Court. Such is the case of one Zoltan Hirsch, a double amputee who repeatedly tried to visit Lace Gentleman's Club but was not able to enjoy most of their strip club services because it is not wheelchair friendly. Among other things, Hirsch's lawsuit alleges that Lace doesn't have a wheelchair friendly ramp, lacks a handicapped accessible bathroom, and most importantly, put all of the VIP rooms on a second floor that is only accessible via a staircase, "representing an insurmountable barrier to [Hirsch] and other individuals who use wheelchairs". The lawsuit only asks that Lace pay all legal fees and make the changes needed to become ADA compliant, because the plaintiff really needs to see some flesh.

http://ny.eater.com/uploads/Lace%20Lawsuit.pdf

 

[Frank]

Is the next suit going to be that a visually impaired patron be able to touch?

 

[fatboy]

wow..........:-?

Some of this is so stupid it can't even be made up.........

 

[mtlogcabin]

"The plantiff demands $500.00 dollars for compensatory damages."

To bad he isn't in California he could ask for $4,000 per violation and make some real money.

I do applaude him for exercising his civil rights without looking for a large monetary gain for himself

 

[FredK]

I do applaude him for exercising his civil rights without looking for a large monetary gain for himself

Me too and hope more do the same.

 

[Yikes]

Maybe this is where a small business such as the Lace Club can can provide "curbside service", as per the government brochure.

 

[Yikes]

Is the next suit going to be that a visually impaired patron be able to touch?

This may be the only ADA suit in history where the defendant seeks the finding of a *hardship*, and so does the plaintiff.

High-oooo!

 

[tbz]

Mark interesting:

#12 in the claim?

The Palntiff is informed and believes, and therefore alleges, that the Subject Facility has begun operations and/or undergone substantial remodeling, repairs and/or alterations since January 26, 1990.

Here again done work after enacted in to law, from what I could see on your post about the "Squezze Inn" they had done no work since opening prior to 1990.

I love to see how he is treated after this is done.

 

[Kearney.200]

dose he want the money in $1 bills?