Brooklyn federal judge approves class action settlement in homeless youth lawsuit
FROM BROOKLYNEAGLE.COM
Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn has approved a class action settlement in C.W. v. The City of New York, a lawsuit brought by the Legal Aid Society and Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP that expands access to essential, life-saving youth programs and services for runaway and homeless youth ages 16-20 in New York City.
Under the settlement, the city will implement procedural changes regarding how city agencies manage homeless youth, improving the system for all young people ages 16-20 who will enter it going forward.