By: Ashley S. Jenkins and Minh N. Vu

Seyfarth Synopsis: The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) sued Department of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS), claiming that the agencies’ Interim Final Rules extending WCAG 2.1 AA compliance deadlines for state and local governments and recipients of HHS assistance violated the Administrative Procedure Act’s notice-and-comment requirements

Continue Reading National Federation of the Blind Challenges Last-Minute Deadline Extensions for Website and Mobile App Accessibility

Seyfarth Synopsis:  Missouri lawmakers provide Missouri residents and the Missouri Attorney General with a new tool to combat abusive website accessibility lawsuits, effective August 28, 2026.

By: Minh N. Vu

In early May, the state of Missouri enacted a new law – which becomes operative on August 28, 2026 – to protect Missouri “residents” from abusive lawsuits alleging inaccessible websites

Continue Reading Missouri Passes Law to Deter “Abusive” Website Litigation

By: Chris Palamountain

Seyfarth Synopsis: DOJ issues Interim Rule extending Title II ADA web accessibility compliance deadlines by one year.

The DOJ finally answered the question on everyone’s minds: is it going to take action on the Title II website regulations, and if so, what? We now – 4 days before the compliance deadline – have an answer. Today, April

Continue Reading DOJ Extends ADA Title II Website Accessibility Deadlines for Governmental Entities—But Litigation and Compliance Risks Remain

By: John W. Egan

Seyfarth Synopsis: A New York federal court recently dismissed a website accessibility action as “moot,” based on the defendant’s submitted evidence that it took “commercially reasonable” steps to make its website accessible and plaintiff’s failure to submit any evidence to the contrary.   

Some clients ask why they should work towards making their websites accessible when they

Continue Reading Lawsuit Dismissed As Moot Based on (Unrebutted) Evidence that Website is Accessible

By:  Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu

Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 3,117 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2025 – a 27% increase from 2024. 

Website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal court bounced back from their two-year decline in 2025, with a significant increase from 2024 filings.  The total number of lawsuits filed in federal court alleging

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By: Pamela C. Huynh and Minh N. Vu

Seyfarth synopsis:  Another federal judge in NY scrutinizes a serial plaintiff’s standing to sue and sua sponte orders discovery and an evidentiary hearing into jurisdictional issues.

The copy‑and‑paste nature of a serial plaintiff’s boilerplate complaint in a website accessibility lawsuit has given another judge in the Southern District of New York reason

Continue Reading NY Judge Questions Plaintiff’s Pet Plushie Purchase Tale; Orders Jurisdictional Discovery in Website Access Suit

By: Ashley S. Jenkins, Kristina M. Launey, John W. Egan

Seyfarth synopsis: The DOJ filed a Statement of Interest opposing the settlement of a website accessibility class action in California federal court, arguing it does not ensure increased access and disproportionately compensates plaintiffs’ attorneys over the class members with vision disabilities.  The DOJ also asserted that Class Counsel’s

Continue Reading DOJ Throws Wrench Into Proposed ADA Website Accessibility Class Settlement

By: Minh N. Vu, Kristina M. Launey & Susan Ryan

Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuit filings in federal courts remained steady in 2025, with California, Florida, and New York retaining the top three spots for filings, and no slowdown in sight.

We’ve been tracking ADA Title III cases in federal court for 13 years now, starting back when

Continue Reading ADA Title III Federal Lawsuit Filings Fall Slightly to 8,667 in 2025

By: Minh N. VuKristina M. Launey, and Susan Ryan

Seyfarth Synopsis: Mid-year federal lawsuit counts show a continued rebound trend from 2023’s low.

Since we started tracking ADA Title III lawsuits filed in federal courts at the mid-point of the year in 2017, we’ve seen ebbs and flows of activity in the first six months of each

Continue Reading 2025 Mid-Year Report: ADA Title III Federal Lawsuit Numbers Continue To Rebound

Seyfarth Synopsis: Disability advocates issue demands to retailers about their allegedly inaccessible websites shortly after the EAA takes effect.

By: John W. Egan, Yana Komsitsky, Kristina M. Launey, and Minh N. Vu.  

U.S. businesses that provide consumer facing websites and mobile apps to customers in the European Union should take note that the European Accessibility Act

Continue Reading European Accessibility Act Poses New Challenges for US Companies with Customers in the EU