Re: Dillard's Lawsuits

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On 9/29/08, Gina white wrote:
> On 8/16/07, Susan Mull wrote:
>> On 4/07/06, M. Alliman wrote:
>>> I am having problems with Dillards as an employee. I want to
>>> file a complaint, and the management wont do a thing. Where do
>>> I start???
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/08/03, jay wrote:
>>>> On 6/20/03, Robert McKay wrote:
>>>>> Dillard's
>>>>>
>>>>> After finding this chat board I found that the following
>>>>> information may be of use:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's Background History - contains valuable news and
>>>>> information about lawsuits against Dillard's.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's has landed itself in the center of controversy �
>>>>> At least five people have died after confrontations with
>>>>> Dillard's security guards
>>>>>
>>>>> Associated Press
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's has landed itself in the center of controversy.
>>>>> Dillard's has a policy of hiring only off-duty law
>>>>> enforcement officers to provide security in its stores.
>>>>>
>>>>> Five (5) people have died after confrontations with
>>>>> Dillard's security guards since 1994. Four of the five
>>>>> Dillard's deaths occurred in Texas, including one in
>>>>> Arlington. The fifth was in Memphis, Tennessee.
>>>>>
>>>>> One man was shot and killed during a confrontation with
>>>>> Dillard's security at an Arlington, Texas Dillard's, while
>>>>> another was hog-tied and beaten until he was foaming at
>>>>> the mouth.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's Target Minorities as Shoppers
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's has also had dozens of lawsuits filed against
>>>>> them alleging that Dillard's target minorities as
>>>>> shoplifters. Two of the five people who have been killed
>>>>> due to Dillard�s security guards were black, two were
>>>>> Hispanic and one was Anglo.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nationwide, dozens of lawsuits have been filed alleging
>>>>> that Dillard's security guards and Dillard's store
>>>>> employees harass, abuse and falsely accuse minority
>>>>> customers of shoplifting. Multiple juries have found that
>>>>> Dillard's Corporate and Dillard's security guards acted
>>>>> improperly toward minority shoppers.
>>>>>
>>>>> During depositions for one case, several Dillard's
>>>>> security officers admitted that code words were used for
>>>>> African-Americans. Dillard's security officers at the
>>>>> store routinely watched, and sometimes searched, African-
>>>>> American customers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's Employment Discrimination
>>>>>
>>>>> Dillard's has also had lawsuits filed against them by
>>>>> former sales associates. Other Dillard's employees have
>>>>> joined the sales associates.
>>>>>
>>>>> Robert McKay
>>>>> webmaster
>>>>> http://www.dillardsalert.com
>>>>>
>> I am looking to find a attorney to fill a lawsuit with
>> Dillard's Gastonia, NC, For Harassment and unprofessional
>> treatment.
>
>
> I am getting ready to file a lawsuit against Dillards for
> wrongfully detaining my two daughters for over an hour and
> harrassing them with no probable cause for shoplifting other than
> hearsay. I am looking for a lawyer as well. The way they handled
> this was totaly against their rights. This happened at the
> Dillard's Store in Greensboro, NC this past Saturday. Susan I
> would love to talk to you about Dillards policies and security on
> this matter. I could not beleive all that I found on the web about
> the horrible way they treat their customers.
> Gina