New York Federal Judge Trims Unaddressed Claims From Wheelchair Bias Suit

Mealey's (October 11, 2019, 8:20 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A nonprofit fair housing organization’s failure to respond to arguments surrounding one of its claims in a lawsuit accusing New York officials and adult care facilities (ACFs) of discriminating against residents in wheelchairs resulted in the dismissal of those claims under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), but the remaining disability bias claims are sufficient to survive dismissal motions, a federal judge in New York ruled Sept. 30 (Fair Housing Justice Center, Inc., et al. v. Andrew M. Cuomo, et al., No. 18-3196, S.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170119)....