{"id":796,"date":"2011-10-22T20:54:13","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T02:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cerebral-palsy-medicalmalpractice.com\/blog\/?p=796"},"modified":"2011-10-22T20:54:13","modified_gmt":"2011-10-23T02:54:13","slug":"new-york-man-disabled-by-cerebral-palsy-vindicated-in-bid-to-have-automatic-door-opener-installed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cerebral-palsy-medicalmalpractice.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/new-york-man-disabled-by-cerebral-palsy-vindicated-in-bid-to-have-automatic-door-opener-installed.html","title":{"rendered":"New York Man Disabled By Cerebral Palsy Vindicated In Bid To Have Automatic Door Opener Installed"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

A New York City man who has cerebral palsy has won a second round in his legal battle against his residence,\u00a0Co-op City in the Bronx, according to the New York Daily News.<\/p>\r\n

http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/ny_local\/bronx\/2011\/10\/20\/2011-10-20_disabled_man_wins_openshut_case_vs_coop_city.html<\/a><\/p>\r\n

New York State Supreme Court Judge Mary Ann Brigantti-Hughes upheld a ruling that mandated that Riverbay, which manages Co-op City, install automatic door openers at 100 Aldrich St.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

John Rose, 68, has cerebral palsy\u00a0and is confined to a motorized wheelchair. He had filed\u00a0a complaint against Riverbay with the\u00a0New York City Commission\u00a0of Human Rights because he couldn’t open the\u00a0front\u00a0door of his building without help, according to the News. Last year the commission found that Riverbay had to install the automatic doors to accommodate Rose, a ruling that was\u00a0appealed by Riverbay.<\/p>\r\n

The commission had fined Riverbay $50,000 and gave Rose damages of $51,000.<\/p>\r\n

Judge Brigantti-Hughes\u00a0upheld the\u00a0commission’s decision, the News reported. But she\u00a0reduced\u00a0the fine to $5,000 and cut the damages to $16,000.<\/p>\r\n

The judge found that\u00a0Riverbay wasn’t giving\u00a0Rose an “unsegregated accommodation,” which is mandated\u00a0by city law, according to the News.<\/p>\r\n

Riverbay complained that it would cost about\u00a0$50,000 to install the automated doors.<\/p>\r\n

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A New York City man who has cerebral palsy has won a second round in his legal battle against his residence,\u00a0Co-op City in the Bronx, according to the New York Daily News. http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/ny_local\/bronx\/2011\/10\/20\/2011-10-20_disabled_man_wins_openshut_case_vs_coop_city.html New York State Supreme Court Judge Mary Ann Brigantti-Hughes upheld a ruling that mandated that Riverbay, which manages Co-op City, install automatic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[514,8],"class_list":["post-796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cerbral-palsy-lawsuits","tag-cerebral-palsy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t