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...think there's quite a lot in the argument that the ADA is abused to disagree with," said Bagenstos, who is teaching a Law School course this semester on disability law. "There's a lot of reason to believe, if anything, the courts have gone...
...said plaintiffs in ADA suits win in court only 8 percent of the time, as compared to 60 percent of the time in general contract lawsuits and 40 percent in tort suits...
...fact, Bagenstos said, ADA plaintiffs win less frequently than any other category of plaintiffs besides those bringing prisoner's rights suits...
Panelist Michael Muehe, executive director of the Cambridge Commission for Persons with Disabilities, said he believes the real abusers of ADA are those who complain about its costs and don't meet its standards...
...think large institutions like the MBTA are the largest abusers of the ADA," said Muehe, who suffered a spinal cord injury in college and has used a wheelchair since...