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Julissa Cota v. Sanrio, Inc.

A disability-access claim against Sanrio, the standard arc for ADA Title III cases. The closest thing here to a consumer-side suit against the company.

Julissa Cota,
Plaintiff,
v.
Sanrio, Inc.,
Defendant.
Docket No.3:21-cv-00179
CourtU.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Filed2021
StatusSettled

The record

Court
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Jurisdiction
United States
Docket No.
3:21-cv-00179
Filed
2021
Resolved
2021
Sanrio’s role
Defendant
Type
Disability access
Claims
Americans with Disabilities Act, Title III (42 U.S.C. §12101)
Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
not public
Counsel — Sanrio side
not public

What happened

A disability-access claim against Sanrio, the standard arc for ADA Title III cases. The closest thing here to a consumer-side suit against the company.

Outcome

Settled about five months after filing (notice of settlement June 2021; terminated July 2021), before Judge Janis L. Sammartino. Terms confidential.

The legal nuance

These access cases settle quietly and quickly; the docket is the only public trace.

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