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Litigation

Dec. 11, 2015

LA Metro settles ADA cases

The Los Angeles Country Metropolitan Transportation Authority has settled 14 of 18 suits filed by passengers in wheelchairs and walkers over bus drivers who allegedly passed them over or refused to engage wheelchair ramps.

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Los Angeles - The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has settled 14 of 18 Americans with Disabilities Act cases filed by passengers in wheelchairs and walkers in state and federal court, attorneys said Wednesday in superior court.

The cases, filed between 2012 and 2014, accused Metro bus drivers of passing over designated stops and lying about t...

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