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Gardea v. F W Mingli, Inc

C.D. Cal. · No. 2:26-cv-11724

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F W Mingli, Incsource ↗
filed by Open Access Law, APC · Judge Brianna Fuller Mircheff · No. 2:26-cv-11724 · 42:12101 Americans With Disabilities Act · view case timeline →
Comparable settlements $65K–$530K ▾
Price v. Diab shows default/injunctive ADA claims readily succeed and support fee awards, while Lowell v. Lyft shows dismissal affirmed where plaintiff can't prove modification effectiveness. Small-business defendant and C.D. Cal. venue suggest a typical single-plaintiff 'drive-by' accessibility suit with Unruh Act tag-along.
Comparable settlements $65K–$530K median $200K · n=3
Covenant Retiremen $530K · Association of Apa $200K · Home Depot U.S.A., $65K
Key precedent: Price v. Diab (9th Cir.) - confirms ADA plaintiffs who secure injunctive relief are prevailing parties entitled to fees, raising settlement leverage even without damages
Main risk: Dismissal for lack of standing/mootness if defendant remediates access barrier before judgment, per common ADA Title III pattern
Rough EV model (wide — class size is the big unknown, not a prediction): $2K–$6K
No prior defendant records, no direct comparable settlements at this defendant's scale; estimate relies on statutory anchors, not realized payouts. · grounded in 8 rulings, 3 settlements, 0 verdicts
FilingADA / AccessibilityC.D. Cal.2026-10-07$65K–$530K
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