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: Pamela C. Huynh and Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: A plaintiff with a mobility disability sued the Florida government claiming that pregnancy parking permits violate ADA Title II and the Rehabilitation Act.
In July 2025, the Florida legislature passed a law allowing pregnant women to park in accessible parking spaces which federal law requires for the exclusive use of
Continue Reading Disability Rights Advocates Challenge a New Florida Law Allowing Pregnant Women to Park in Accessible Parking Spaces
By: Pamela C. Huynh
Seyfarth Synopsis: Does the ADA require retailers to add QR codes to product tags? The Southern District of New York says no.
On November 18, 2025, Judge Vernon S. Broderick dismissed a complaint brought by a blind plaintiff who claimed that retailer Lululemon violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to
Continue Reading Another NY Federal Judge Rules That the ADA Does Not Require Retailers To Provide QR Codes or Digital Tags on Merchandise
By: Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Pro se plaintiffs are filing more ADA Title III and FHA complaints using AI tools that enable harassing litigation tactics.
One of the trends we did not predict at the beginning of this year was how AI tools such as Copilot, Gemini, and ChatGPT would change the landscape of lawsuits and claims brought under
Continue Reading Federal Pro Se ADA Title III and FHA Lawsuit Numbers Surge, Likely Powered by AI
By: Kristina M. Launey and Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: DOJ’s regulatory agenda includes intent to conduct economic impact reviews of Title II and III 2010 regulations and re-examine the Title II website accessibility regulations.
Among the many interests of our brilliant law librarian, Susan Ryan, is reading the Federal Register Table of Contents for developments relative to our Firm’s
Continue Reading DOJ To Re-Examine All ADA Title II and III Regulations on a “TBD” Timetable
By: Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan
Seyfarth Synopsis: There will be no new regulations for accessible equipment/furniture or public rights of way issued during this Administration.
As we had predicted, no new ADA regulations will issue during the current Administration. On September 11, 2025, the DOJ announced in the Federal Register that it would not be pursuing
Continue Reading Trump Administration Puts the Kibosh on Two Pending ADA RulemakingsBy: Minh N. Vu, Kristina 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
By: Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Energy recently issued a fast-track proposed rule that would eliminate accessibility standards for facilities of recipients of federal funding under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Are the ADA Title III regulations next?
On May 16, 2026, the United States Department of Energy (“DOE”) published a Notice
Continue Reading Facilities Accessibility Standards on the Chopping Block at the Department of Energy
By: John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Two recent New York district court decisions underscore how serial website accessibility plaintiffs are encountering greater challenges to demonstrate their standing to pursue ADA claims in federal court.
SDNY Judge Orders Jurisdictional Discovery
In Fernandez v. Buffalo Jackson Trading Co., LLC, U.S. District Judge John P. Cronan granted the defendant’s
Continue Reading New York Federal Courts Are Not Rolling Out the Welcome Mat for Serial Plaintiffs in Website Accessibility Lawsuits Anymore