> >Copyright (C) 1998 The Washington Post [Article 329232]
> >
> >                          A Call Against Radio Shack
> >                  Deaf Man Urges Boycott After Bad Experience
> >                                By Tom Jackman
> >                         Washington Post Staff Writer
> >
> > Almost totally deaf from birth, Michael Gannon was accustomed
> > to communication troubles with clerks and cashiers when he
> > went shopping. Still, nothing prepared him for the incident
> > at the Radio Shack store near Tysons Corner.

> >     Gannon, who reads lips and speaks almost flawlessly,
> > entered the store to buy batteries for his hearing aid. A
> > misunderstanding, which began when Gannon was asked for his
> > phone number and Zip code, escalated when the clerk didn't
> > realize that Gannon couldn't hear him. Without warning,
> > Gannon says, the clerk punched him in the face, tackled him
> > and sent him crashing into a glass display case.

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> >    Tandy officials declined to speak about Gannon's lawsuit
> > or the company's service toward deaf customers. In court
> > filings, Tandy denies liability in Gannon's claims of assault
> > and battery and negligence.

I would say this was a prima facia case of assault and hearing
aid battery. ;-)

Merry Xmas.

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Deri James
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