# class action cases lawsuits

DOL Fiduciary Proposal Allows Class Action Suits Against B-Ds and Insurers » The private right of action is why the industry fights a fiduciary rule, says attorney Fred Reish. Fa-mag.com

D.S. v. DCYF - Disability Rights Washington » In January 2021, Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit on behalf of three named plaintiffs, hundreds of similarly situated foster children, and Disability Rights Washington, the state Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is shuttling children with behavioral health and developmental disabilities from hotels to state offices to other one-night stays, “essentially rendering them homeless for extended periods of time.” Other youth end up in institutions, some of them hundreds of miles from their families in non-therapeutic facilities that further traumatize them. Homepagedisabilityrightswashington.wpcomstaging.com

Washington State Reaches Groundbreaking Federal Class-Action Settlement for Youth in Foster Care | National Center for Youth Law » Washington State will implement new statewide models for supporting youth in foster care and their families. Youthlaw.org

CYAP v. Wilson | American Civil Liberties Union » The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s “disturbing schools” and “disorderly conduct” laws. The laws allowed students in school to be criminally charged for normal adolescent behaviors including loitering, cursing, or undefined “obnoxious” actions on school grounds and encouraged discriminatory enforcement against Black students and students with disabilities. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court ruling that enforcing these laws against students was unconstitutional, affirming that subjecting students to criminal penalties under such vague rules interferes with their education and their future, and produces stark racial disparities. This decision should be instructive to the many school districts across the country where students continue to be charged with ‘disorderly conduct’ and similar vague crimes. Aclu.org

D.S. v. Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families | National Center for Youth Law » This lawsuit alleges Washington has violated the rights of foster children with disabilities by denying them the most fundamental and basic of rights owed when a child is placed in government custody: a place to live and the support and services needed to return home. Youthlaw.org

Department of Children, Youth & Families » DCYF is a cabinet-level agency focused on the well-being of children. Our vision is to ensure that Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community. Dcyf.wa.gov

Home page - Disability Rights Washington » Disability Rights Washington is a private non-profit organization that protects the rights of people with disabilities statewide. Our mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self-determination of people with disabilities. We work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights. Homepagedisabilityrightswashington.wpcomstaging.com