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Key term: California Unruh Act - The Unruh Civil Rights Act is a California law that prohibits businesses from discriminating against consumers based on protected characteristics such as sex, race, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, and more. It ensures equal access to services within the state.
This notice is to inform you that the District Court has allowed (or “certified”) a class action lawsuit that may affect you. You may be part of a class action lawsuit if you are a legally blind individual who visited a Labcorp Patient Service Center with a Labcorp Express Self-Service kiosk in California between January 29, 2018 and the present.
If you are a California Unruh Act statutory damages class member, you have legal rights and options you may exercise before the Court holds a trial that will be set in the near future. At the trial, the Court will decide whether the allegations against Labcorp on your behalf (as a member of a certified class) are proven to be true. The trial will be held in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The lawsuit is known as Luke Davis, et al. v. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, Case No.: 2:20-cv-00893-FMO-KS.
Those who sued are called the Plaintiffs. The Plaintiffs include individuals named Luke Davis and Julian Vargas, both of whom are blind. The Plaintiffs also include the American Council of the Blind, an organization that advocates for equality of people who are blind and visually impaired. The company they sued, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, or “Labcorp,” is called the Defendant. This notice explains the lawsuit, certification of the class by the Court, and your legal rights and options.
In a class action lawsuit, one or more people or businesses called class representatives sue on behalf of others who have similar claims, all of whom together are a “class.” Individual class members do not have to file a lawsuit to participate in the class action or be bound by the judgment in the class action. One court resolves the issues for everyone in the class, except for those who exclude themselves from the class (“opt out”).
The District Court decided that this lawsuit can be a class action and move towards a trial because it meets the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, which governs class actions in federal courts. Specifically, the District Court found that:
The California Unruh Act statutory damages class includes all legally blind individuals who visited a Labcorp patient service center with a Labcorp Express Self-Service kiosk in California between January 29, 2018, and the present and who, due to their disability, were unable to use the Labcorp Express Self-Service kiosk.
If you are still not sure whether you are included, you can call toll-free at (833) 522-3020.
Plaintiffs allege that Defendant Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (“Labcorp” or “Defendant”) discriminates against those who are legally blind because Labcorp’s Patient Service Centers (“PSCs”) use touchscreen kiosks for self-service check-in that are inaccessible to the legally blind—i.e., those who are legally blind cannot use the kiosks unless they have assistance from a sighted person.
The District Court certified both a nationwide class and a California Unruh Act statutory damages class and selected Nye, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet, LLP and Handley, Farah & Anderson, PLLC as class counsel.
The California Unruh Act statutory damages class of “[a]ll legally blind individuals who visited a LabCorp patient service center with a LabCorp Express Self-Service kiosk in California during the applicable limitations period, and who, due to their disability, were unable to use the LabCorp Express Self-Service kiosk.
The nationwide ADA injunctive relief class of “[a]ll legally blind individuals who visited a Labcorp patient service center with a Labcorp Express Self-Service kiosk in the United States during the applicable limitations period, and who, due to their disability, were unable to use the Labcorp Express Self-Service kiosk.”
Labcorp denies the Plaintiffs’ allegations and has asserted defenses to the Plaintiffs’ claims. The Court has ordered summary judgment briefs to be filed. If the case does not resolve on summary judgment, or through settlement, the Court will set dates for a trial.
The Court has not decided whether the Plaintiffs are correct as their claims that Labcorp’s alleged conduct amounts to discrimination against the legally blind. By establishing the California Unruh Act statutory damages class and issuing this Notice, the Court is not suggesting that the Plaintiffs will win or lose this case. The Plaintiffs must prove their claims at trial.
The Plaintiffs are asking that Labcorp pay monetary damages to California Unruh Act statutory damages class members. Specifically, Plaintiffs seek minimum statutory damages of $4,000 under the California Unruh Act for each alleged occurrence of discrimination. In other words, if Plaintiffs prevail at trial, each California Unruh Act statutory damages class member will be entitled to a minimum statutory damages award of up to $4,000 for each time they encountered an inaccessible kiosk in a Labcorp Patient Service Center in California between January 29, 2018, and the present. Plaintiffs will also seek attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with the prosecution of this action.
No money or benefits are available at this time from Defendant Labcorp because the Court has not yet decided whether the Plaintiffs are correct as to their claims that Labcorp’s alleged conduct amounts to discrimination against the legally blind, or whether California Unruh Act statutory damages class members are entitled to money or other benefits. There is no guarantee that money or benefits will be obtained. If they are, you will be notified about how to seek money or other benefits from the lawsuit.
If you exclude yourself from the California Unruh Act statutory damages class —which means to remove yourself from the California Unruh Act statutory damages class, and is sometimes called “opting out” of the class—you will not get any future money or benefits recovered in this lawsuit or from Labcorp, even if the Plaintiffs obtain them as a result of the trial. However, you may then be able to sue or continue to sue Labcorp on your own regarding the claims in this matter. If you exclude yourself, you will not be legally bound by the Court’s judgments in this class action as it pertains to Labcorp.
If you start your own lawsuit against Labcorp regarding the same claims in this matter after you exclude yourself, you will have to hire and pay your own lawyer for that lawsuit, and you will have to prove your claims.
No. Unless you exclude yourself from the California Unruh Act statutory damages class, you give up the right to sue Labcorp on your own for the legal claims in this case. All Court orders relating to legal claims against Labcorp will apply to you and legally bind you. If you have your own pending lawsuit against Labcorp, speak to your lawyer in that lawsuit immediately to determine whether you must exclude yourself from the California Unruh Act statutory damages class in order to continue your own lawsuit against Labcorp.
Unless you exclude yourself from the California Unruh Act statutory damages class, you remain a member of the California Unruh Act statutory damages class. By staying in the California Unruh Act statutory damages class, all Court orders relating to legal claims against Labcorp will apply to you and legally bind you.
To exclude yourself or opt out from the California Unruh Act statutory damages class, you must complete and mail to the notice administrator a written request for exclusion.
The request to opt out of the California Unruh Act statutory damages class must include:
You must mail your exclusion request, postmarked by February 9, 2026 to:
Davis et al. v. Labcorp
California Unruh Act statutory damages class – EXCLUSION REQUEST
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
PO Box 225391
New York, NY 10150-5391
If you do not include the required information or timely submit your request for exclusion, you will remain a California Unruh Act statutory damages class and you will be bound by the orders of the Court.
Yes. The Court has appointed the law firms Nye, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet, LLP and Handley, Farah & Anderson, PLLC as Class Counsel on behalf of the Plaintiffs and class members. Contact information for Class Counsel is below:
Nye, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet, LLP
33 W. Mission Street, Suite 201
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Attn: Benjamin J. Sweet and Jonathan D. Miller
If you wish to remain a California Unruh Act statutory damages class member, you do not need to hire your own lawyer because Class Counsel is working on your behalf. If you wish to pursue your own case separate from this one, or if you exclude yourself from the California Unruh Act statutory damages class, Class Counsel will no longer represent you. You may need to hire your own lawyer if you wish to pursue your own lawsuit against Labcorp.
You will not have to pay any fees or costs out-of-pocket. Class Counsel reserve the right to seek an award of additional litigation costs and attorney fees, subject to Court approval, from any funds recovered from the Defendant through settlement, trial, or judgment.
Class Counsel will have to prove the Plaintiffs’ allegations at a trial. No trial date has been set at this time. At the trial, the Judge will hear all of the evidence to help them reach a decision about whether the Plaintiffs or the Defendant are right. There is no guarantee the Plaintiffs will win or that they will get any money for all or some members of the California Unruh Act statutory damages class.
No. You do not need to attend the trial. Class Counsel will present the case for the Plaintiffs, and lawyers for the Defendant (Labcorp) will present on their behalf. However, you or your own lawyer are welcome to come at your own expense.
If you did not exclude yourself from the California Unruh Act statutory damages class and if the Plaintiffs obtain money or benefits as a result of the lawsuit, you will be notified about how to collect any money or benefits that are owed to you. We do not know how long this will take, so please be patient.
You do not have to do anything now if you want to remain in the California Unruh Act statutory damages class. If you stay in the California Unruh Act statutory damages class and the Plaintiffs win, you will be notified. Keep in mind that if you do nothing now, regardless of whether the Plaintiffs win or lose the trial, you will not be able to sue or continue to sue Labcorp as part of any other lawsuit about the same legal claims that are the subject of this lawsuit. You will also be legally bound by the Orders the Court issues and judgments the Court makes in this ongoing class action.
This notice summarizes the case. Visit the Documents section for more detailed information. You can also contact the notice administrator:
Davis et al. v. Labcorp
California Unruh Act Statutory Damages Class
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
PO Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391
or
(833) 522-3020
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT REGARDING THIS NOTICE.
This website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel to the Parties, and controlled by the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this case.
For more information please,
Call: (833) 522-3020
Mail: Davis et al. v. Labcorp
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
PO Box 225391
New York, NY 10150-5391
This website is authorized by the Court, supervised by counsel to the Parties, and controlled by the Settlement Administrator approved by the Court. This is the only authorized website for this case.
For more information please,
Call: (833) 522-3020
Mail: Davis et al. v. Labcorp
c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
PO Box 225391
New York, NY 10150-5391