ADA Violation.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, et al., v. Uber Technologies, Inc., et al.,

Case No.: 19-2116

Officials: EASTERBROOK, ROVNER, and SCUDDER, Circuit Judges.

Focus: ADA Violation

Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act's public accommodation provisions apply to ridesharing companies like Uber is unsettled. The lawsuit underlying this appeal presents that question and the many complexities that come with considering Uber's business model and the discrimination proscribed by the ADA. Before us are antecedent questions about whether certain plaintiffsa disability rights advocacy organization called Access Living as well as an individual named Rahnee Patrickhave alleged injuries sufficient to show Article III standing and to state...