Tag: lawsuit settlement
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Colorado Springs completing curb ramps years ahead of pace after lawsuit settlement
In the last seven years, Colorado Springs has gone from behind the curve on its sidewalk curb ramps to ahead of schedule. As part of a class-action settlement the city reached in 2019, City Hall agreed to build or replace 15,000 curb ramps by the end of 2033. City officials say they’re on pace to…
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Colorado Springs approves $2.1M settlement for man beaten by police officers
The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday voted to settle a federal lawsuit filed in late 2022 by a Black man who was beaten by police during a traffic stop in October of that year. The council voted 7-1 to approve a settlement amount of $2.1 million. Councilman Dave Donelson was the sole dissenting vote.…
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Settlement expected to significantly improve intensive behavioral health services for Colorado youth receiving Medicaid
A class-action lawsuit by Disability Law Colorado and three Colorado families has resulted in a settlement agreement that requires the state to set up a large-scale system guaranteeing Medicaid-insured youth up to age 21 will receive needed intensive behavioral health services. The action is considerable, said Heidi Baskfield, an original organizer of the lawsuit and…