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Case ID: 3684 | Civil Rights | 09/21/2004
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of wheelchair-bound passengers against the public transportation authority of Fort Worth Texas. The complaint alleges that Fort Worth’s buses are inadequately equipped to safely transport wheelchair-bound passengers and that several such passengers have been injured while attempting to board or riding the unsafe buses. The complaint seeks to compel the City of Fort Worth to cease operating the unsafe buses and either upgrade them or replace them with buses equipped to safely transport wheelchair-bound passengers.
According to the complaint, passengers in wheelchairs have been thrown from their chairs and injured during abrupt stops due to inadequate restraints aboard the buses. The action further states that the ramps designed to lift wheelchair-bound passengers from street level into the bus are improperly designed and malfunction, causing injury. Plaintiffs allege that not only are the buses currently in service unsafe, but also that an additional 100 buses ordered by the city and not yet in service, suffer from the same unsafe defects. The wheelchair-bound passengers who have joined the action seek to have the city take steps to ensure that all buses in the public transportation system are equipped to safely transport people in wheelchairs. The also seek their attorneys fees and costs as well as other equitable relief. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Civil Rights Cases of Interest A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Custom Pak, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since March 2001, were not paid proper statutory overtime for all hours worked beyond 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential class members. Pennsylvania and New Jersey Residents Furious Over Accredited Collection Agency's Alleged Harassment A multi-state class action has been brought in Pennsylvania against Accredited Collection Agency, Inc. and attorney Norman G. Kalina. The action is brought on behalf of all Pennsylvania and New Jersey consumers who, since March 16, 2003, have been contacted by Accredited or Kalina in an effort to collect an alleged outstanding debt. The action is brought under the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and seeks actual and statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. Royal Dutch/Shell Group agreed to pay about $90 million to settle a lawsuit brought by its U.S. employees after the company overstated its oil and gas reserves by 41 percent.
The accord brings to about $240 million costs related to the overstatement, which led to lawsuits, criminal investigations and the ouster of Chief Executive Philip Watts. Insurance will cover $25 million of the settlement, Shell said in a statement July 12, 2005. A class action has been filed against Florida’s Miami-Dade County and several county corrections officials on behalf of women who allege that their constitutional rights were violated when they were strip-searched without cause. Page Unified School District received notice of a class action lawsuit being filed against it by the Diné Communities for Equality in Education and nine parents who allege that the Page Unified School District's (PUSD) elementary schools are segregated into “Indian” and “white” schools. A statewide collective action has been filed in California against banking Giant, Washington Mutual Bank, FA. The action is brought on behalf of all individuals employed as "Loan Processors" or "Loan Coordinators" since November 14, 1999, who were allegedly not paid proper overtime compensation, were not paid for all hours worked, were not provided with state mandated break periods and who were not promptly and correctly compensated upon termination or resignation. The employees are seeking back pay, compensatory damages, disgorgement of profits, statutory damages and declaratory and injunctive relief. The action is brought under both the federal Fair Labor Standards Act as well as California wage law and is a collective action. As a collective action, all potential class members are required to join the action in order to recover. |
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