Former Real Housewives of New York cast member Leah McSweeney can pursue claims that she was harassed over and denied accommodation for her alcohol-related disability, a New York federal judge ruled.
The Monday decision touched on novel issues involving the intersection of disability discrimination laws and First Amendment free speech rights.
McSweeney sufficiently alleged her alcohol-use disorder qualified was as covered condition and that pop culture personality Andy Cohen and other defendants involved in the creation and production of the show as well as the spin-off Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip were aware of her struggles yet openly encouraged her ...
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