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Title: Lawyer blog, Illinois
Post by: ajasfolks2 on August 24, 2013, 09:14:12 PM
Says was on the committee to create the Illinois food allergy policies:

http://foodallergylawyer.blogspot.com/ (http://foodallergylawyer.blogspot.com/)


Disclaimer:  I do not know this person and this is not me.

Title: Re: Lawyer blog, Illinois
Post by: ajasfolks2 on August 27, 2013, 02:54:10 PM
Her latest blog post --


Tuesday, August 27, 2013
   
QuotePay Attention This is Important: Are Food Allergies a Disabilities Under the ADA?

So, severe life threatening food allergies are a qualified disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), right?  Did you know that no federal court has specifically ruled that they are?


She goes on to mention & briefly discuss a new case filed in Michigan --
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In Williams v. Daniels, food allergy parents have sued their son's principal, superintendent, and school district for not adequately protecting their son who is severely allergic to peanuts.  The case is pending in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, case number 12-cv-15387.


http://foodallergylawyer.blogspot.com/2013/08/pay-attention-this-is-important-are.html (http://foodallergylawyer.blogspot.com/2013/08/pay-attention-this-is-important-are.html)