Hawaii Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Disability Rights

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The state has reached a settlement in a class action suit filed on behalf of residents who were denied mental health services.

KITV reports: 

A settlement agreement has been reached for the class action lawsuit filed against the Hawaii State Department of Health’s Adult Mental Health Division by the Hawaii Disability Rights Center and Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Hawaii residents that were denied eligibility for state mental health services because of state policy and procedural changes that became effective on July 1, 2009.

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