A Bay Area blind woman asked for no damages when she sued for discrimination. But the county that let her legal saga drag on for five years is now settling for $1.2 million

When blind Union City resident Lisamaria Martinez sought help from the Clerk-Recorder’s office staff to file paperwork for her new business in 2019, she was repeatedly denied assistance — violating the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), a federal jury ruled. …

A Bay Area blind woman asked for no damages when she sued for discrimination. But the county that let her legal saga drag on for five years is now settling for $1.2 million Read More

A Bay Area blind woman asked for no damages when she sued for discrimination. But the county that let her legal saga drag on for five years is now settling for $1.2 million

When blind Union City resident Lisamaria Martinez sought help from the Clerk-Recorder’s office staff to file paperwork for her new business in 2019, she was repeatedly denied assistance — violating the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), a federal jury ruled. …

A Bay Area blind woman asked for no damages when she sued for discrimination. But the county that let her legal saga drag on for five years is now settling for $1.2 million Read More