By: Minh N. Vu, Kristina M. Launey and Susan M. Ryan
Seyfarth Synopsis: Mid-year federal ADA Title III lawsuit numbers are at an all-time high since 2021.
Halfway into 2026, the ADA Title III plaintiff’s bar and their clients have filed 5,006 federal ADA Title III suits in federal court – a significant increase from the past four years
Continue Reading 2026 Mid-Year Report: ADA Title III Federal Lawsuit Numbers Are Climbing
By: John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: HUD’s May 22, 2026, memorandum announced that it will, going forward, find reasonable cause under the Fair Housing Act for failure to provide a reasonable accommodation only with respect to service animals, not ESAs. Housing providers should proceed very cautiously before denying ESA requests.
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While this blog primarily
Continue Reading Housing Providers: HUD’s New Guidance on Emotional Support Animals is No Free Pass
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: 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 AccessibleBy: 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
Continue Reading Federal Court Website Accessibility Lawsuit Filings Bounce Back in 2025
Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III controversies continue unabated but there will be no new regulations.
By: Minh N. Vu
We know we are cheating a little by doing 2026 predictions two months into the year, but better late than never, right?
On the litigation front, it’s business as usual. Plaintiffs continue to send demand letters and file lawsuits about inaccessible
Continue Reading 2026 Crystal Ball: What to Expect in the ADA Title III Universe This Year
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 SettlementBy: 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