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Civil Rights
ADA
Failure to Accommodate

Saundra Carter, et al. v. City of Los Angeles / Nicole Fahmie v. City of Los Angeles

Published: Aug. 11, 2017 | Result Date: May 30, 2017 |

Case number: BC363305 consolidated with BC381773 Settlement –  $880,110

Judge

Kenneth R. Freeman

Court

Los Angeles County Superior Court


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Mickel M. Arias
(Arias, Sanguinetti, Wang & Torrijos LLP)

Morse Mehrban
(Law Offices of Morse Mehrban APC)


Defendant

Laurie L. Rittenberg
(Office of the City Attorney)

David H. Raizman
(Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC)

Christopher F. Wong
(Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart)


Facts

Saundra Carter and others sued the City of Los Angeles under the American’s with Disability Act.

Contentions

PLAINTIFFS’ CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs are persons with disabilities that rely on a wheelchair or scooter for mobility. They claimed that the city violated disability access laws by failing to install curb cuts or ramps that provide access to and from sidewalks and other pedestrian pathways.

DEFENDANT’S CONTENTIONS: The city denied the allegations.

Result

The parties settled for $880,110.


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