Callaghan v. Darlington Fabrics Corporation

  • Filed: 11/12/2014
  • Status: Active
  • Latest Update: Nov 12, 2014
Callaghan v. Darlington

Summary

This is a successfully settled lawsuit on behalf of a URI graduate student who was denied summer employment as a paid intern at Darlington Fabrics in Westerly because of her status as a registered medical marijuana user. The lawsuit argued that “a potential employer’s failure to hire a medical marijuana patient because of, or related to, his or her status as a medical marijuana user and/or cardholder” constitutes disability discrimination in violation of the RI Civil Rights Act, and also violates the medical marijuana law, which protects cardholders from discrimination in employment.

Attorney(s):
Carly Beauvais Iafrate

News & Commentary

Dec 02, 2021

ACLU Settles Lawsuit Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients from Discrimination

The settlement comes four years after R.I. Superior Court ruled that a Westerly fabrics company discriminated against Christine Callaghan when consideration of a paid internship was rescinded because of her participation in the state’s medical marijuana program.

Callaghan v. Darlington
May 23, 2017

Court Issues Major Ruling Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients From Discrimination

Ruling in an important ACLU of Rhode Island lawsuit dealing with the rights of medical marijuana patients, R.I. Superior Court Justice Richard Licht today ruled that a Westerly fabrics company discriminated against Christine Callaghan when the offer of a paid internship was rescinded solely because of her participation in the state’s medical marijuana program. In its decision, the court held that the state’s medical marijuana law, which bars discrimination in employment against “cardholders,” applies to job applicants like Callaghan.

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Aug 11, 2015

Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss ACLU's Medical Marijuana Lawsuit

A Superior Court judge this morning rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the ACLU of Rhode Island regarding the state's medical marijuana program.

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Nov 12, 2014

ACLU Files Suit Over Medical Marijuana Discrimination

The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a URI graduate student who was denied summer employment this year at a fabrics company because of her status as a registered medical marijuana user.

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ACLU Settles Lawsuit Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients from Discrimination

The settlement comes four years after R.I. Superior Court ruled that a Westerly fabrics company discriminated against Christine Callaghan when consideration of a paid internship was rescinded because of her participation in the state’s medical marijuana program.
News & Commentary
May 23, 2017
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  • Workers’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Court Issues Major Ruling Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients From Discrimination

Ruling in an important ACLU of Rhode Island lawsuit dealing with the rights of medical marijuana patients, R.I. Superior Court Justice Richard Licht today ruled that a Westerly fabrics company discriminated against Christine Callaghan when the offer of a paid internship was rescinded solely because of her participation in the state’s medical marijuana program. In its decision, the court held that the state’s medical marijuana law, which bars discrimination in employment against “cardholders,” applies to job applicants like Callaghan.
News & Commentary
Aug 11, 2015
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  • Criminal Justice

Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss ACLU's Medical Marijuana Lawsuit

A Superior Court judge this morning rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the ACLU of Rhode Island regarding the state's medical marijuana program.
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Nov 12, 2014
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  • Workers’ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU Files Suit Over Medical Marijuana Discrimination

The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a URI graduate student who was denied summer employment this year at a fabrics company because of her status as a registered medical marijuana user.