Oneonta Woman Files

Lawsuit Against Dollar General

ONEONTA – Citing too-narrow aisles blocked by merchandise and ramps that are often blocked, Jennifer Rossman, a wheelchair user, has joined with Disability Rights New York to file a class action lawsuit against Dollar General for failing to make their New York stores accessible to people with mobility disabilities.

"When your stores are inaccessible, it is not just a bad business decision, it is against the law," said Tim Clune, DRNY Exec. Dir.

According to the filings, on or about June 3, 2017, Rossman visited Dollar General Store #10652, ("Store #10652") located at 76 Chestnut St. in Oneonta and found that she could not navigate in her wheelchair around the store because there was merchandise stacked on the floor and in the aisles, large stocking carts blocking aisles, cardboard merchandise displays blocking or narrowing the aisle pathway, and items arranged outside the store which blocked the curb ramp from the parking lot to the entrance.