Operators of Seattle Mariners’ Safeco Field Hit with ADA Class Action Suit Over Wheelchair Accessibility
Landis et al. v. Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District et al.
Filed: October 15, 2018 ◆§ 2:18-cv-01512
The operators of Seattle's Safeco Field face a lawsuit in which four plaintiffs claim the Mariners' ballpark is not wheelchair accessible in "many areas."
Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District Baseball of Seattle, Inc.
Washington
Four plaintiffs have put their names on a proposed class action lawsuit in which they allege the operators of Safeco Field, home to the Seattle Mariners, have excluded wheelchair users from “many areas of the stadium,” including the best seats in the house. Filed against the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District and Baseball of Seattle, Inc., the 26-page complaint argues the stadium’s operators and the Seattle Mariners have run afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in failing to provide:
- Sufficient wheelchair-accessible and companion seating distribution;
- Sufficient wheelchair-accessible and companion seating sightlines;
- Sufficient wheelchair-accessible and companion seating dimensions and slop;
- Low counters and/or enough room in concession lines to allow wheelchair-reliant spectators the benefit and enjoyment of stadium amenities;
- An elevator to Edgar’s Cantina, a bar area;
- Concourse areas throughout the stadium without “hazardous changes in level”;
- Drink rails on the 200 level that are not excessively high; and
- Accessible routes into the bullpen and dugouts.
“Since the Stadium opened in 1999, [the defendants] have made it difficult for baseball fans who use wheelchairs to enjoy a game from front row or other seats near the infield,” the complaint reads. “[The defendants] do not provide lines of sight comparable to front rows or other areas near the infield for wheelchair users comparable to that of the general public.”
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