Actor seeks class-action status for Macy's suit

[November 14, 2013]  NEW YORK (AP) -- An actor on HBO's "Treme" (truh-MAY') is seeking class-action status for his profiling lawsuit against Macy's.

A lawyer for actor Robert Brown filed the papers Wednesday in federal court in New York City. The 29-year-old says he was stopped buying a $1,350 Movado watch and targeted because he's black.

The lawsuit says many others have been targeted at the store because of race. Brown first filed the lawsuit last month.

The suit says Macy's has not changed its wrongful security practices, even after a 2005 settlement with the attorney general over racial profiling complaints. A separate lawsuit against New York police says the department encourages the practices.

Macy's didn't comment on the suit but says it doesn't discriminate. City lawyers say they haven't yet reviewed the lawsuit.

A judge must approve class-action status.

[Associated Press]

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