{"id":4113,"date":"2013-08-27T10:58:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T14:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=4113"},"modified":"2020-07-24T10:09:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T14:09:59","slug":"not-so-fast-food-war-veteran-denied-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/not-so-fast-food-war-veteran-denied-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Not-So-Fast Food: War Veteran Denied Service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An employee’s decision at a popular fast food chain might fry the whole franchise.\u00a0 Charles Hernandez, a veteran of the Iraq War, was denied service at a KFC in New York after attempting to bring in his service dog. He is filing a lawsuit<\/a> for $1,000,000 in Manhattan Federal Court.\u00a0 Hernandez uses his dog, Valor, to help alleviate his post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which includes night terrors and other panic attacks.\u00a0 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) allows any American to bring their service animals in any establishment or location.<\/p>\n

Mr. Hernandez, who also worked at Ground Zero after 9\/11, walked in to the KFC on Fordham Rd in The Bronx and attempted to place an order.\u00a0 The employee behind the counter reportedly informed him that dogs were not allowed in the restaurant.\u00a0 Hernandez mentioned the ADA, but still was not allowed to purchase food in the fast food chain.\u00a0 He has gone on record saying his disability is often questioned, as he has no visible deformities or injuries.\u00a0 David Lackowitz, the lawyer representing Charles, is citing federal, state, and city laws related to this occurrence of “ignorance and discrimination”.<\/p>\n

Interestingly enough, Charles Hernandez won an unreported amount of money in a settlement with McDonald’s in 2011, rumored to be somewhere below $4 million.\u00a0 The details of that event are a little more extreme than that of the KFC situation, however the end result is the same.\u00a0 PTSD is a serious plague to many people, especially those who have served in armed forces.\u00a0 KFC has gone on record saying they are aiming to comply by all U.S. laws and regulations.\u00a0 It appears Valor, who is a black lab\/Great Dane mix, has a nose for fast food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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