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Theaters May Face Costly ADA Overhauls

LOS ANGELES, CA-A U.S. District Court judge rules that stadium-style theaters violate the Americans With Disabilities Act. If upheld, the decision could require expensive retrofitting of theaters.

By Bob Howard | Updated on December 16, 2002

LOS ANGELES, CA-A recent court decision that the AMC theater chain’s wheelchair seating at stadium-style theaters violates the Americans with Disabilities Act could require costly overhauls of theaters if the decision is upheld.

Real estate attorney Phillip Nichols of Pircher, Nichols & Meeks says the the judge for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that movie theaters with wheelchair seating only in the front of an auditorium violate the ADA requirement of “comparable lines of sight” for theater patrons. The judge rejected AMC’s contention that it merely had to provide an unobstructed view.

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