Post by Logan on Jan 30, 2016 3:36:25 GMT -6
Black customer accuses Lake Oswego Safeway worker of lobbing racial slurs in $100K suit
An African-American man who says he was repeatedly called the "n-word" by an off-duty employee at the downtown Lake Oswego Safeway filed a $100,000 lawsuit this week against the chain and the employee.
Timothy Gary was at the store to buy some champagne on May 30, 3015, when the employee started an argument with him and tried to "intentionally incite (Gary) to anger," according to Gary's attorneys and the lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
A Safeway spokeswoman declined Friday to comment about specifics of the lawsuit, citing the pending litigation.
"We thoroughly investigate any instances in which our customers may not have been treated with the utmost respect and courtesy," wrote Safeway spokeswoman Jill McGinnis.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/lake-oswego/index.ssf/2016/01/african-american_customers_say.html
An African-American man who says he was repeatedly called the "n-word" by an off-duty employee at the downtown Lake Oswego Safeway filed a $100,000 lawsuit this week against the chain and the employee.
Timothy Gary was at the store to buy some champagne on May 30, 3015, when the employee started an argument with him and tried to "intentionally incite (Gary) to anger," according to Gary's attorneys and the lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court.
A Safeway spokeswoman declined Friday to comment about specifics of the lawsuit, citing the pending litigation.
"We thoroughly investigate any instances in which our customers may not have been treated with the utmost respect and courtesy," wrote Safeway spokeswoman Jill McGinnis.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/lake-oswego/index.ssf/2016/01/african-american_customers_say.html