Settlement Involved ADA Compliance Relief, No Monetary Benefits to ADA Patrons.
Wheelchair ramp at Minneapolis Federal Building. Carol M. Highsmith, photographer. 2012. Library of Congress.
Moeller v. Taco Bell Corp., Case No. 4:02-cv-05849-PJH (N.D. Cal.) is a long-running ADA class action brought against Taco Bell, with the case alleging scooter-bound and wheelchair-bound disabled patrons faced architectural barriers to dining at certain company-wide restaurants. On September 24, 2014, U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton approved a settlement by which Taco Bell agreed to redesign a number of restaurants and agreed to injunctive relief mainly involving a periodic ADA compliance monitor for certain restaurants. No monetary benefits went to class members, although the named class representatives each got $50,000 and class counsel was awarded $5.175 million out of a total $5.375 million settlement.