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Wonder Why

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Sun Sep 21, 2025, 01:25 PM Yesterday

Restaurant Fined $25K for Kicking Out Disabled Veteran, Service Dog

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Article from Lexington Herald-Leader | By Janet Patton Published September 18, 2025 at 2:25 pm


https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/09/18/restaurant-fined-25k-kicking-out-disabled-veteran-service-dog.html?ESRC=dod_250919.nl&utm_medium=email&utm_source=dod&utm_campaign=20250919]

A Lexington, Kentucky, restaurant has been fined $25,000 by the Lexington Human Rights Commission for discriminating against a patron over her service dog.

The woman, a disabled Navy veteran, was denied service and told to leave the Oasis Mediterranean Restaurant in Chevy Chase in March 2023 because of her service dog.

In an opinion on the incident, a hearing officer said, “The offense was intentional and it was severe.”

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Restaurant Fined $25K for Kicking Out Disabled Veteran, Service Dog (Original Post) Wonder Why Yesterday OP
I hope she sues on top of this. dutch777 Yesterday #1
Since the veteran AND the service dog both have the right to be in the restaurant I wonder if the service dog doesn't in2herbs Yesterday #2

in2herbs

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2. Since the veteran AND the service dog both have the right to be in the restaurant I wonder if the service dog doesn't
Sun Sep 21, 2025, 01:48 PM
Yesterday

have its own right to sue?

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