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Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Law School Admission Council Inc
Case Number:
3:12-cv-01830
Court:
Nature of Suit:
American with Disabilities - Other
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
Companies
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Center for Public Representation Inc.
- Law School Admission Council Inc.
- Legal Aid at Work
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November 02, 2018
LSAT Test Maker Owes $400K Attys' Fees In Contempt Payout
A California federal judge said Friday he'll likely award the state's Department of Fair Employment and Housing $400,000 in attorneys' fees after it won a contempt bid against the Law School Admission Council for failing to accommodate disabled LSAT test takers under a consent decree.
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March 06, 2018
LSAT Test Maker In Contempt Over Disability Compliance
A California federal judge held the Law School Admission Council in civil contempt Monday after finding the LSAT test maker violated a settlement agreement by failing to accommodate test takers with disabilities, extending the agreement in question by two years and calling for two more audits of LSAC's compliance.
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February 23, 2018
LSAT Administrator Likely In Contempt As Feds Sit Idly By
A California federal judge said Friday that the Law School Admission Council Inc. was likely in contempt of a consent decree laying out ways it should accommodate disabled test takers, adding it was "astounding" that the federal government took no position on the alleged violations after it had vigorously pursued the litigation for several years.
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August 10, 2015
LSAT Test-Taking Changes In Disability Suit Backed By Judge
A California federal judge on Friday mostly upheld an expert panel's recommendations in a suit in which the Law School Admission Council Inc. agreed to pay more than $8 million to resolve claims that it failed to properly accommodate disabled test takers.
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May 20, 2014
LSAT Council Settles Disability Suit For $8M
The Law School Admission Council has agreed to pay more than $8 million to settle allegations brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and a California enforcement agency that the council failed to properly accommodate disabled test takers, according to documents filed Tuesday in California federal court.
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April 23, 2013
Agency's LSAT Disability Suit Can Proceed Without Class Cert.
A California federal judge handed a victory on Monday to a state enforcement agency suing the Law School Admission Test administrator for allegedly failing to properly accommodate disabled test takers, saying the case can proceed without federal class action certification.
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January 31, 2013
LSAT Admin Can't Get Class Claims Limited To Calif.
A California federal court on Tuesday rejected the Law School Admission Test administrator's bid to dismiss claims broadening California's proposed class action alleging it failed to accommodate disabled test takers, ruling the U.S. Department of Justice could include test takers with no ties to the state.
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October 19, 2012
DOJ Joins Class Action Over LSAT Disability Rules
A California federal judge on Thursday granted a bid by the U.S. Department of Justice to take part in the state's class action accusing the Law School Admission Council of failing to make accommodations for disabled people taking the Law School Admission Test, expanding the scope of the class to test takers in other states.
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September 18, 2012
Class Action Over LSAT Disability Rules Kept Intact
A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to toss a class action alleging the Law School Admission Council failed to make accommodations for disabled people taking the Law School Admission Test.
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September 06, 2012
DOJ Enters Class Action Over LSAT Disability Rules
The U.S. Department of Justice will intervene in a class action in California federal court alleging the Law School Admission Council failed to make accommodations for disabled people taking the Law School Admission Test, the government said Thursday.