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She later deleted her account (likely after her attorney regained consciousness). Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. The other employees were reportedly shaken up and Logan County Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett later suspended White. Thompson: “Buy the ticket, take the ride.”

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Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. The other employees were reportedly shaken up and Logan County Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett later suspended White. The Claimant was attending a Halloween party at the Illinois State Museum with her grandson on October 26, 1990. 372 (1995).

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Doe , 20-1374 , concerns whether Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which incorporates its enforcement mechanisms) provides a disparate-impact cause of action for plaintiffs alleging disability discrimination, and whether such claims can be based on facially neutral health-plan terms.

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Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. The other employees were reportedly shaken up and Logan County Prosecuting Attorney John Bennett later suspended White. Illinois 47 Ill. The retailer filed a motion for partial summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ cause of action for failure to warn.

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