Re: Dillard's Lawsuits

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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
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> 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.
>
>
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> 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
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> 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
>

Re: Dillard's lawsuits, 1/05/12, by Gina Jimenez.

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