Law Offices of Thomas E. Kennedy, III, L.C. http://tkennedylaw.com Clayton, MO & Alton, IL Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:37:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Paralyzed Woman Sues Village of Alorton and Former Police Chief Michael Baxton http://tkennedylaw.com/2011/12/new-lawsuit/ http://tkennedylaw.com/2011/12/new-lawsuit/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:54:44 +0000 admin http://localhost:8888/?p=47 The Law Offices of Thomas E. Kennedy, III, L.C. filed ADA, Section 504, and Constitutional claims against the City of Alorton and former Police Chief Michael Baxton, Sr. on January 12, 2012. The plaintiff is a woman paralyzed almost entirely from the waist down as a result of spinal cord disorder, who alleges she was falsely arrested and then forced to move up and down stairs without any assistance, including the use of her arm and leg braces.  She alleges she was detained for approximately 24 hours in an inaccessible jail cell, without access to water or a bathroom, and left in excruciating pain and deprived of her pain medications. She was released the day after her arrest and no charges were filed. The suit seeks damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Alexander v. Michael Baxton, Sr., John Does One through Four, and the Village of Alorton, 3:12-cv-00042.

 

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