Superior Court finds in Favor of Defense in ADA Discrimination Case

April 16, 2014

The Pomona Superior Court found in favor of Murchison & Cumming’s client, a property owner, in an ADA Discrimination case.Robert H. Panman and Adrian Barrio represented the defendant. 

In the case Richard Murillo v. J&J Baldwin Park, LLC, Mr. Murillo is a disabled individual that took his motorized wheelchair to a property in Baldwin Park to visit a bank. The plaintiff claimed that the property violated the law by discriminating against the disabled and sought relief under the American's with Disability Act, and damages, attorney's fees, and an injunction.

Defendant disputed the claim after making a settlement offer via CCP 998, and elected to take the case to trial in Pomona. Defendant contended that there was not only evidence which established the claims were not actionable, but there was evidence which potentially called into question the credibility of the claims.

As a result, the court found in favor of the defendant.