Preliminary Settlement Approval Denied In FedEx ADA Case Due To Release

Mealey's (January 18, 2023, 3:24 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California declined preliminary approval of a class settlement in a lawsuit accusing Federal Express Corp. of failing to provide drop boxes that are accessible to disabled customers, ruling that despite both sides making amendments to the release in the agreement, the proposal “includes a release of liability that may extend beyond claims based on an identical factual predicate as the claims at issue in the operative complaint.”...