A class action lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington alleges that the City of Seattle has failed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act and state law, which…
Hollister settlement is official!
On Thursday, Judge Wiley Daniel in the US District Court for the District of Colorado gave the thumbs up to a final settlement agreement between plaintiffs Anita Hansen, Julie Farrar, and the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition and Defendant Abercrombie & Fitch…
Final approval!
Today was the final approval hearing in our long-running Taco Bell litigation. I’m happy to report that the judge approved the settlement and our motion for attorneys’ fees. It’s always fun to appear for a final approval hearing, and to…
Congrats to HathiTrust, NFB, Dan Goldstein, and Amici!
CREEC congratulates defendant Hathi Trust (accessible-book-scanners), intervenors the National Federation of the Blind, other amici, and appellate advocate extraordinaire Dan Goldstein of Brown, Goldstein & Levy, for their victory in Authors Guild, Inc. v. Hathi Trust. As BGL’s press…
Breaking News: Moeller v. Taco Bell Settled!
On the eve of a trial scheduled for this Friday in federal court in Oakland, the parties to a disability access class action lawsuit brought against Taco Bell in California have announced a settlement of the long-running case. The…
CREEC and co-counsel file respose brief in Hollister appeal
We filed our response brief to the 10th Circuit in the Hollister case yesterday. As our many blogfans know, CREEC and the Colorado Cross Disability Coalition are challenging the Raised Porch Entrances at Hollister clothing stores as violations of Title…
The Ramp at St. Mary’s Basilica, Phoenix
Another cool ramp, this time at a church which — unless it also houses a business inside — is not obligated to be accessible. St. Mary’s Basilica in Phoenix.
Abercrombie has a Chief Diversity Officer?
Disability Rights Organizations Congratulate Abercrombie on LGBT Recognition Urge Company to Eliminate Segregated Entrances at Hollister Stores Earlier today, Abercrombie & Fitch Co. announced that it received a high score from the Human Rights Campaign for its LGBT-related employment policies.…
Motion to amend (mostly) granted; good post-Oliver result
Hey, procedure nerds! We got a good decision in our Taco Bell case today, granting in (large) part our motion to amend the complaint. In the summer of 2011, the Ninth Circuit handed down its decision in Oliver v.…
HOAs required to permit construction of accessible structures
My theory is that homeowners associations (HOAs) are run by the same people who bullied their fellow students in high school for not wearing the right brand of jeans. Only now they have power over the house you bought…