By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey and Susan Ryan
Seyfarth Synopsis: The number of ADA Title III lawsuits filed in federal court dropped by 24 percent, the lowest since 2017, and California is no longer the epicenter.
ADA Title III case filings in federal court had been on a sharp upward trajectory since we started compiling these statistics in 2013.
Continue Reading ADA Title III Federal Lawsuits Numbers Are Down But Likely To Rebound in 2023By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey, Susan Ryan
Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuit filings in federal courts on pace for a record year.
Regular readers will doubtless recall that 2020 was a down year (but just barely) for lawsuits filed in federal court alleging violations of Title III of the ADA. Our mid-year total was 4,751, due to
Continue Reading ADA Title III Federal Mid-Year Lawsuit Numbers at an All-Time High
By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Courts in the Fourth Circuit are taking a hard look at a plaintiffs’ standing in website accessibility cases.
In a small but potentially important victory for defendants facing website accessibility lawsuits, the Fourth Circuit has issued two decisions upholding dismissal of lawsuits for lack of standing with a well-reasoned analysis that can be applied
Continue Reading Fourth Circuit Says Inability to Get Information From Website, Without More, Is Not Enough to Establish Standing to Sue
Seyfarth Synopsis: If ADA Title III federal lawsuit numbers continue to be filed at the current pace, 2018’s total will exceed 2017 by 30%, fueled largely by website accessibility lawsuit continued growth.
We have completed our mid-year analysis of the ADA Title III lawsuit numbers and the results are striking.
ADA Title III Lawsuits (All Types). Plaintiffs filed 4965
Continue Reading Website Access and Other ADA Title III Lawsuits Hit Record Numbers
Seyfarth Synopsis: In yet another effort to limit predatory ADA lawsuits, California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law – effective immediately – legislation that will provide small business owners with some potential relief.
Another year, another attempt in California to reform disability access laws – which presently offer plaintiffs a $4,000 per violation bounty for suing businesses. But this
Continue Reading Latest California ADA Lawsuit Reform Attempt: “Watered Down Solution”