By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: 2024 saw some interesting developments and an uptick in lawsuit filings from 2023; expect less ADA Title III enforcement and rulemaking activity from DOJ in 2025.
The first quarter of this century concluded with yet another busy year for ADA Title III litigation. While we are still finalizing the numbers, 2024 saw a meaningful
Continue Reading Our 2024 ADA Title III Recap and Predictions for 2025
By: Ashley Jenkins and Kristina Launey
Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal court recently held that a football stadium must make reasonable modifications to its seating policy to allow a wheelchair user with a ticket for a non-wheelchair accessible seat access to view the game in person.
The football season is well underway, and a recent decision from a federal California Court
Continue Reading Football Stadium May Have Fumbled Wheelchair User’s Seating Request, Federal Court Rules
By: John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent decision holding that web-only businesses cannot be sued over the accessibility of their website under the ADA is the first of its kind in the Southern District of New York and may cause forum-shopping serial plaintiffs and their counsel to shift to state court.
The Chief Judge Laura
Continue Reading SDNY Chief Judge to ADA Plaintiff: Court Closed for Business to Online-Only ADA Web CasesBy Minh Vu, Kristina Launey and Susan Ryan
Seyfarth Synopsis: The decline in ADA Title III lawsuits that began in 2022 comes to a halt in 2024 and California retakes its mantle of “national filing hotspot.”
ADA Title III filings have decreased each year since 2022. 2024 changes the narrative with an uptick in filings, albeit a small one.
Continue Reading 2024 Mid-Year Report: ADA Title III Federal Lawsuit Numbers Rebound (A Little)By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,794 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2023 – a 14% decrease from 2022.
After 2022’s record-setting year for website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal court, the 2023 filings dropped by 14%. The total number of lawsuits filed in federal court alleging that plaintiffs with a disability
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