Settlement Agreements
The settlement agreements listed here were negotiated by the Law Office of Lainey Feingold, often with co-counsel, in the Structured Negotiation process.
Target Point of Sale Settlement Agreement
TCF Bank Talking ATM and Alternative Formats Settlement
UCSF Medical Center Settlement Agreement
Wal-Mart POS Agreement
The Wal-Mart Point of Sale (POS) Agreement was negotiated by Lainey and Linda Dardarian using Structured Negotiations on behalf of the American Council of the Blind, the American Foundation for the Blind, and the California Council of the Blind. In this Agreement, Wal-Mart agreed to install tactile point of sale devices at all Wal-Mart stores in the United States. It was the first agreement in the country to address this issue.
Read more… Wal-Mart POS Agreement
Wells Fargo Iowa and Utah Agreement
This is the second agreement that Wells Fargo signed with the blind community about Talking ATMs as a result of Structured Negotiations. This agreement was negotiated by Lainey and Linda Dardarian on behalf of the Utah Council of the Blind and the Iowa Council of the Blind. Wells Fargo installed the first Talking ATMs in Iowa and Utah, and now has over 7,000 Talking ATMs throughout the United States.
Read more… Wells Fargo Iowa and Utah Agreement
Union Bank of California Agreement
The Union Bank settlement agreement was negotiated by Lainey using Structured Negotiations on behalf of California blind advocate Margie Donovan. In the agreement, the bank agreed to install Talking ATMs at all its locations and implement a comprehensive alternative format policy. Union Bank of California had the first Talking ATMs in Washington State and Oregon. Subsequently, the bank also committed to make its website accessible.
Read more… Union Bank of California Agreement
American Express Braille and Large Print Agreement
The American Express Braille Settlement Agreement was negotiated by Lainey Feingold and Linda Dardarian using Structured Negotiations on behalf of Paul Parravano and Clarence Whaley. In the Agreement, American Express agreed to provide monthly credit card statements and year end summaries in Braille and Large Print for all American Express customers in the United States.
Read more… American Express Braille and Large Print Agreement