A lawyer for Yellow Cab of Reno says the company may file for bankruptcy if it's ordered to pay excessive attorney fees after a federal judge found it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying service to a disabled woman with a motorized scooter.
The disabled woman's lawyer, says however, Yellow Cab's owner may be making the claim fraudulently to try to save money while shielding his assets in a series of other taxi companies he operates, including Reno Sparks Cab.
The two sides resumed settlement talks in federal court in Reno this week.
Melodie Doud and her husband, James, claimed a significant victory when U.S. Magistrate William Cobb ruled March 3 Yellow Cab discriminated against them by twice refusing to give them rides from the airport in 2013.
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