Concert promoter sued for discrimination
Philadelphia, April 10, 2002 The Department of Justice has sued owners of Clear Channel Entertainment for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to let people with diabetes carry insuling yringes and blood testing equipment into concert and sports events. Clear Channel Entertainment, owned by SFX, operates over 100 entertainment venues across the country. A woman who had her diabetes kit confiscated at Philadelphia's Electric Factory nightclub is one of those named in the suit. The DOJ says people have been forbidden to bring their equipment to shows at the Tweeter Center in Tinley Park, Ill and at the Post-Gazette Pavilion in Burgettstown, PA.