Mother May I: Judge Rules Angels’ Promo Did Not Discriminate
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Judge Rules That Angels’ Mother’s
Day Promotion Did Not Discriminate |
Orange County (CA) Superior Court Judge Jonathan Cannon on Thursday ruled that the Angels “did not discriminate against men by providing free tote bags to women in a Mother’s Day promotion” in ’05, according to Bill Shaikin of the L.A. TIMES. In the suit, Michael Cohn claimed that the giveaway “violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act and argued the Angels should be liable for $4,000 in damages, payable to each man who attended the game.” But Cannon said California’s Unruh Act is intended “to eliminate antisocial discriminatory practices, not to eliminate socially beneficial ones.” Cannon: “The reason behind the promotion was to promote Mother’s Day, not to discriminate against men.” Angels attorney Bill Shearer said that he expects an appeal. Meanwhile, Cannon warned Cohn’s attorney, Alfred Rava, that he “could face sanctions for failing to disclose he’d represented Cohn in similar suits within the last five years.” Shaikin notes the Angels gave away tote bags again on Mother’s Day in ’06, “but offered them to the first 25,000 fans, regardless of gender” (L.A. TIMES, 2/2).
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