October 15, 2021
The general contractor for Levi's Stadium has agreed to pay $6 million to the San Francisco 49ers for its alleged role in building a purported "disability access nightmare," two years after the NFL team inked a $24 million Americans with Disabilities Act class settlement over the venue.
July 27, 2020
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Monday concluded that the game's not over yet for the San Francisco 49ers in a certified class action over an alleged "disability access nightmare" at Levi's Stadium, despite signing off on a landmark $24 million Americans with Disabilities Act settlement last week.
July 24, 2020
A California federal judge has given final signoff to a $24 million settlement between handicapped football fans and the San Francisco 49ers in a class action over an alleged "disability access nightmare" at Levi's Stadium, the largest deal of its kind to be struck under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
January 30, 2020
Attorneys who secured a $24 million settlement for a class that alleged the San Francisco 49ers' stadium violated the Americans with Disabilities Act are asking a California federal judge to award them $13.5 million in attorney fees and costs.
October 08, 2019
The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to pay $24 million to settle a suit claiming the team's home stadium doesn't accommodate attendees with disabilities in a deal the plaintiff class is calling the largest ever of its type.
October 01, 2019
Handicapped sports fans suing over the "disability access nightmare" at Levi's Stadium have reached a tentative settlement with the 49ers and the City of Santa Clara, California, after nearly three years of hard-fought litigation.
July 12, 2019
Disabled sports fans suing the San Francisco 49ers and the city of Santa Clara, California, in a class action over a "disability access nightmare" at Levi's Stadium have pushed back against the defendants' attempt to shut down the suit, calling their arguments "premised on profound misunderstandings" of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
June 21, 2019
The San Francisco 49ers and a group of fans who rely on wheelchairs each have sought to put a quick end to an Americans with Disabilities Act suit in California federal court that claims the NFL team's stadium fails to provide full, equal access as required by federal and state law.
April 04, 2019
The San Francisco 49ers are headed to trial in California federal court with a group of fans who claim Levi's Stadium doesn't meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards, after a judge lifted the stay of the class action Thursday.
February 06, 2019
A California federal judge paused a class action claiming the San Francisco 49ers’ stadium doesn’t meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards and ordered the fans, the football team and the city of Santa Clara to pare down the suit amid an “unwieldy” bid for a quick win.