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Food Allergies and Employment
– “Cop Says She Was Fired for Pepper Allergy” – Courthouse News (2014)
Food Allergies and Minors
Ashland City Elementary School
– “Principal sued by parents of child with nut allergy” – USA Today (2014)
Camp Sacramento
– “Family sues city after girl’s peanut allergy death at Camp Sacramento” – Sacramento Bee (2014)
Hopkins Elementary School
– “Lawsuits filed against Chesterfield workers in peanut allergy death” – WWBT NBC 12 (2014)
Bethel School District No. 403
– Mears v. Bethel School District No. 403 (2014)
– “Family Points to School Nurse Shortage in Death” – CBS News (2014)
– Jeanette and Michael Mears v. Bethel School District, et al. (2011)
T.F. v. Fox Chapel
Alboniga v. School Board of Broward County Florida
– “Judge: Let Pupil Bring Service Dog” (2015)
Food Allergies and Prison Populations
– “Shocking video shows Washington man left to die in jail from extreme food allergy as guards stand by” – Daily News (2013)
Food Allergies in Restaurants
– Complaint (pdf download): Louisiana family sues Chuck E. Cheese under the ADA (March 22, 2016)
– “Milk Allergy Death of 16-Year-Old Leads to Lawsuit” – Minnesota CBS (2015)
– “Man Severely Allergic to Dairy Files $18,000 Suit Against Portland Steakhouse After ER Visit” – Oregonian (2015)
– Phillips v. PF Chang’s (update here)
Food Allergies and Travel
Air Travel
– “Peanut allergy causes emergency landing, airline sued” – 10 News Tampa (2013)
Train Travel
– “Boy With Allergies Says Amtrak Discriminated” – Courthouse News (2014)
