Jury chosen in Dillard's discrimination suit
17 black shoppers are alleging mistreatment by firm based on race
Jury selection was completed Thursday in Beaumont,Texas, in a case alleging racial profiling by department store chain Dillard's Inc. Dillard's was sued instate court by 17 black shoppers who say that they were harassed by store guards because of their race. Dillard's doesn'tcomment on lawsuits"as a matter of policy,"said a spokeswoman for the company, based in Little Rock, Ark. [more]
Jury selection was completed Thursday in Beaumont,Texas, in a case alleging racial profiling by department store chain Dillard's Inc. Dillard's was sued instate court by 17 black shoppers who say that they were harassed by store guards because of their race. Dillard's doesn'tcomment on lawsuits"as a matter of policy,"said a spokeswoman for the company, based in Little Rock, Ark. [more]