Some 400 Kum & Go stores to undergo renovations.
The Kum & Go is set to spend millions of dollars to make changes at more than 400 stores in 11 states to settle a lawsuit that claimed its gas stations failed to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
Gary McDermott, a man from Clinton, Iowa who uses a wheelchair, filed the class-action lawsuit in April 2013 on behalf of all Kum & Go customers who use wheelchairs or scooters, according to a report by KCCI News 8.
A federal court judge approved the settlement negotiated by attorneys for Kum & Go and McDermott. The settlement specifies that Kum & Go will bring 100 stores into compliance within two years and 75 additional stores each year until modifications are made at all stores.
The modifications include fuel assistance calling devices at gas pumps and relocated fuel pump controls.
