Legal Opinion
Neff v. Via Metropolitan Transit Authority
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided March 25, 1998No. CIV.A. SA94CA0691FBPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER APPROVING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
BIERY, District Judge.
Before the Court is a case involving the Americans with Disabilities Act enacted in 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Exemplifying the idea that peaceable resolution of disputes is not an exact science but is the essence of the art of compromise, a suggested agreement to bring closure to this controversy has been considered by the Court. The parties move jointly for this Court’s approval of a proposed settlement agreement seeking a reasonable balance between the transportation needs of the disabled people in San Antonio,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Baby Neal v. CaseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Cotton v. HintonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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- McClain v. Lufkin Industries, Inc.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1999
- Liberty Resources, Inc. v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthorityDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2001
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