S.D.N.Y. · No. 1:26-cv-08325
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| Matter | Type | Practice area | Court | Date | Value |
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| New Dumpling Man Inc.source ↗ filed by The Weitz Law Firm, P.A. · No. 1:26-cv-08325 · 42:12101 The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 · view case timeline → Comparable settlements $65K–$530K ▾Comparable rulings split: Lowell v. Lyft affirmed dismissal where plaintiffs failed to prove reasonable modification, while Holmes v. Bax affirmed ADA claims and Price v. Diab upheld default/injunctive relief. No pattern strongly favors either side for a small single-location restaurant defendant. Comparable settlements $65K–$530K median $200K · n=3 Covenant Retiremen $530K · Association of Apa $200K · Home Depot U.S.A., $65K Key precedent: Lowell v. Lyft (2d Cir.) matters most — same circuit, shows plaintiffs bear burden to prove effectiveness of requested accommodation, a hurdle likely to arise for a small restaurant's physical/digital access claim. Main risk: Dismissal for failure to show a viable, effective accommodation, as in Lowell v. Lyft, especially if claim rests on a single access barrier at one small location Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $2K–$250K Tiny, heterogeneous comparable set (mostly unrelated defendants/sizes); true class size and per-member recovery highly uncertain absent case-specific facts on the alleged barrier. · grounded in 7 rulings, 3 settlements, 0 verdicts | Filing | ADA / Accessibility | S.D.N.Y. | 2026-09-23 | $65K–$530K comparable settlements |