Plus Size Woman Wins Settlement After Lyft Driver Refused Her Ride Over Size

Plus Size Woman Wins Settlement After Lyft Driver Refused Her Ride Over Size

A Detroit-based rapper has secured a legal settlement against Lyft after suing the ride-hailing company for discrimination when one of its drivers told her she was 'too big' to fit inside his vehicle.The case, brought under Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, marks a high-profile test of laws protecting individuals from weight-based discrimination, a safeguard that remains rare across the United States.How The Dispute BeganDank Demoss, w…

554-Pound Rapper Sues Lyft After Driver Says She Was Too Big To Get In His Car, Prevails - Live and Let's Fly

UPDATE: As I expected, Lyft has settled with a morbidly obese rapper in a confidential settlement agreement after one of its drivers refused to transport 500+ pound Dajua Blanding, known as Dank Demoss. Under Michigan law, weight is a protected class like race and religion. That made it very clear from the outset that the rotund social media personality would prevail, even though I found the driver’s concerns eminently reasonable. Her lawyer exp…