State and Federal Court
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Miguel Castaneda on behalf of himself and others similarly situated v. Burger King Corporation, et al.
On September 10, 2008, DREDF and co-counsel filed a class action lawsuit against Burger KIng for violations of state and federal civil rights disability access laws in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The suit asks Burger King to remove the barriers in their stores and fix their discriminatory practices.
The Lead attorney on the case is Bill Lann Lee, who was Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the Clinton administration and is now with Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson in Oakland. Also representing the plaintiffs are Fox & Robertson of Denver, and the law offices of Mari Mayeda and Antonio Lawson.
Complaint in Castaneda v. Burger King, et al. (September 2008)
Castaneda Press Release (September 2008)
