Lowell v. Lyft, Inc.

Summary

The court affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiffs’ ADA and NYSHRL claims concerning Lyft’s failure to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicle service in Westchester. It held that plaintiffs bear the burden of persuasion to show that proposed modifications would effectively accommodate their disabilities, while they bear only a light burden of production on facial reasonableness; the district court properly applied that framework and found the proposals ineffective. The court therefore did not reach whether Lyft proved that the modifications would fundamentally alter its business.