The Society of Human Resources Management is not the only employer facing litigation for denying a service animal. On January 13, 2026, the Flaming Gorge Resort saw its motion to dismiss with respect to its denial of a service animal for an employee go down in flames (pun intended). The case is O’Connor v. Colett’s
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Insurance Policies for Landlords Containing Breed Restrictions for ESA/Service Animals Can Violate the Fair Housing Act
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Today’s blog entry come to me courtesy of Clinical Law Professor Leonard Sandler of the University of Iowa, and deals with the question of whether there is an FHA violation when an insurance company allegedly refuses to insure a landlord because the ESA owned by the tenant was one of the prohibited breeds contained in…
Cowpet Revisited: Survival of Claims and Interference Claims Under the FHA/ADA
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Back in January 2015, you will find this blog entry talking about the survivability of ADA claims and Fair Housing Act (FHA) claims. That case was appealed, and the Third Circuit issued a precedential (published), decision on March 31, 2017. So, here goes. As is usual, the blog is divided into categories and they are:…