Ikea 'not wrong' to bar a disabled 5-year-old from ball pit
Ikea not guilty in ball-pit discrimination suit
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is not guilty of discrimination for refusing to allow a disabled 5-year-old girl play in a ball pit at one of their stores, a Swedish court ruled on Monday.
The case stems from a 2009 incident in which then 5-year-old Filippa Nordin, who suffers from a rare chromosome disorder, was told by staff at an Ikea outlet in Helsingborg in southern Sweden that she couldn't play in the ball pit.
At the time, staff expressed their concerns about ensuring the girl's safety, much to the frustration of her mother Annica Nordin, who filed a lawsuit against the Swedish retailer alleging her daughter had been the victim of discrimination.
In addition, the staff on hand said they had offered several alternatives for how Filippa could be kept under guard but that her mother had rejected them.
"I'm never going to give up. I hope that justice wins out," Annica Nordin told the TT news agency following Monday's decision, which affirms a district court ruling from last year.
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