A Detroit woman filed a lawsuit against Lyft after a driver would not let her ride in his car because of her weight. FOX 26 Senior Legal Analyst Chris Tritico offers insight into the legalities of the incident.
Detroit-based rapper Dank Demoss has alleged that a Lyft driver refused her a ride because of her weight. She's now suing Lyft.
A Detroit rapper is suing rideshare company Lyft after a driver allegedly refused to give her a ride because of her weight.
The driver pulled up in a Mercedes Benz sedan, and when Blanding walked toward the car, the driver allegedly locked his doors and started to drive away. The lawsuit adds that the driver told her she was too big to get into his car and at one point, also said his tires could not support her weight.
A Michigan woman called for a Lyft ride but instead got a blatant rejection over her weight. Dajua Blanding, with a stage persona known as Dank Demoss, shared the moment where a driver told her she was too big to fit in his Mercedes-Benz and his “tires were not capable.
Detroit rapper and influencer Dajua Blanding, known by her stage name Dank Demoss, is suing Lyft after a driver refused to give her a ride, citing her weight.
A Detroit rapper sues Lyft after a driver refuses to give her a ride over her weight, resulting in her claims of discrimination.
Detroit rapper Dank Demoss, whose real name is Dajua Blanding, sued Lyft after one of its drivers allegedly refused to let her in his car and canceled her ride, citing her weight.
I was embarrassed and I felt some type of way about it,” the 29-year-old said of the ordeal. “I haven’t really left my house since that.”
Dajua Blanding, also known as Dank Demoss, says she weighs 500 pounds and was denied a ride to a football watch party.
A Michigan woman is suing Lyft after a driver refused to give her a ride because of her weight, news outlets report. Dajua Blanding shared video of the failed pickup in a Jan. 19
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