Legal Opinion
City of Los Angeles v. AECOM Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 24, 2017No. 15-56606PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents a single legal question that has not yet been addressed by our court: Do Title' II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (§ 504) preempt a city’s state-law claims for breach of contract and de facto contribution against contractors who breach their contractual duty to perform services in compliance with federal disability regulations? For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we hold that neither Title II nor § 504 preempts such claims.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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2Cases cited24 opinions
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