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Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco et al v. Lyft, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:19-cv-01438

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Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

American with Disabilities - Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

William Alsup

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  1. September 01, 2021

    Lyft Beats Wheelchair Users' ADA Claims After Bench Trial

    Forcing Lyft to provide more wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the Bay Area would be administratively burdensome and riders suing the ride-hailing giant have not proven discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said Wednesday in dismissing the case following a June bench trial.

  2. June 08, 2021

    No Easy Answers In Lyft ADA Case, Judge Says As Trial Ends

    Lyft told a California federal judge at the close of a bench trial Tuesday that ordering it to serve Bay Area wheelchair users would overstep the Americans with Disabilities Act in a case that the judge admitted has no easy answers.

  3. June 07, 2021

    Alsup Asks Lyft To Explore ADA Accommodations At Trial

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup pressed Lyft during a California federal bench trial Monday to explore how it might serve San Francisco Bay Area wheelchair users seeking accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, suggesting Lyft partner with Uber, tweak its algorithms or prove modifications would be overly burdensome.

  4. June 03, 2021

    Lyft Says Serving Bay Area Wheelchair Users Is Onerous

    Lyft argued during a California federal bench trial Thursday that providing on-demand wheelchair-accessible vehicle service in San Francisco's East Bay is unduly burdensome considering the company isn't profitable, but U.S. District Judge William Alsup suggested the service might amount to "chump change" for the publicly traded ride-hailing giant.

  5. June 02, 2021

    Alsup Rips Lyft At Trial For Marginalizing Wheelchair Users

    Lyft won't accommodate wheelchair users because it's busy cashing in on a business model that values young people without disabilities, U.S. District Judge William Alsup said during a California federal bench trial Wednesday, urging the ride-hailing giant to look into its soul and consider how it's marginalizing people with disabilities.

  6. June 01, 2021

    Lyft Fights Wheelchair Users' Discrimination Claims At Trial

    Lyft squared off against San Francisco Bay Area wheelchair users Tuesday on the opening day of a California federal bench trial over allegations that the ride-hailing giant refuses to reasonably accommodate wheelchair users in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, with Lyft slamming the requested accommodations as unreasonable.

  7. November 20, 2020

    Alsup Denies 'Convoluted' Class Cert. Bid In Lyft ADA Suit

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup has denied wheelchair users' renewed bid for class certification in their disability discrimination suit against Lyft Inc., stating in an opinion Thursday that the proposed class definition is "convoluted" and that the class action waiver and arbitration agreement is the "elephant in the room."

  8. November 18, 2020

    Alsup Baffled By Lyft's Objection To ADA Class Cert. Bid

    U.S. District Judge William Alsup expressed bewilderment Wednesday at Lyft's opposition to wheelchair users' bid for class certification in their disability discrimination suit, saying that if the ride-hailing giant wins a trial with no certified class, "everyone else in the world has the right to sue you all over again."

  9. November 04, 2020

    Lyft Discriminates Against Wheelchair Users, Alsup Rules

    A California federal judge found Tuesday that Lyft Inc. discriminates against wheelchair users by not providing enough wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the San Francisco Bay Area, but said that a trial would be needed to determine whether proposed modifications are reasonable.

  10. September 04, 2020

    Lyft, Wheelchair Users Spar Over Calif. ADA Suit

    Lyft Inc. has asked a California federal judge to dump a proposed class action seeking to force it to provide more wheelchair-accessible vehicles in the Bay Area, saying there isn't enough supply or demand for WAVs on its ride-hailing platform.