New York City has agreed to pay $140 million to more than 19,000 taxi drivers to settle a nearly two-decades-long class action lawsuit over the city’s practice of suspending the license of any driver who was arrested for a felony or misdemeanor.
The settlement is one of the largest in the city’s history for due process violations, according to attorneys representing the class of drivers who sued the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission. The attorneys on Friday asked the court to preliminarily approve the settlement and schedule a final approval hearing for June.
“This settlement is in the best ...
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