Book club members settle suit over ejection from Napa wine train

Book club members settle suit over ejection from Napa wine train A group of mostly African American women, who were kicked off the Napa Valley Wine Train for allegedly being loud and boisterous, have settled their race-discrimination lawsuit for a confidential sum, their lawyer said Monday. [...] the women’s attorney, Waukeen McCoy, described the agreement as amicable and said he hopes the case serves as “a learning experience for all businesses” in the need for “diversity and sensitivity training.” The 11 women, members of an East Bay book club called Sistahs on the Reading Edge, boarded the train in Napa on Aug. 22 for their first trip through Wine Country. [...] McCoy said at a news conference after filing the suit that the allegations were widely circulated and generated many hostile comments on social media. The Wine Train, founded 26 years ago by the late Rice-a-Roni executive Vincent DeDomenico, was sold in September to Noble House Hotels & Resorts of Seattle and Brooks Street, a real estate development and investment company with an office in Walnut Creek.