Katz’s Deli will renovate its bathrooms and entrances and increase its accessible seating under a settlement to end an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit brought by federal prosecutors.
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Blank Rome’s Martin Krezalek, who counsels businesses on ADA compliance as part of his practice, said that penalty was roughly equivalent to what some plaintiffs attorney’s request in private ADA settlements with businesses.
The “teeth” of the settlement is the consent decree, which allows the court to retain jurisdiction, he said.
“These fixes… are going to have to happen,” Krezalek said. “The private settlements, they’re private. They never see the light of day. No one knows what you’re going to do… This is a settlement with some teeth in it.”
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"NYC's Oldest Deli Agrees to Update Bathrooms, Entrances to End ADA Charges," by Alyssa Aquino was published in the New York Law Journal on December 31, 2024.