By Minh N. Vu, Kristina Launey, and Susan Ryan

Seyfarth Synopsis: The two-year decline in ADA Title III filings stopped in 2024, with plaintiffs increasing filings back to 8,800 complaints in 2024.

When we first started tracking ADA Title III lawsuits in 2013, the total for the year was only 2,722.  The number climbed steadily to an all-time

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By 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. 

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By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu

Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 3,225 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2022 – a 12% increase over 2021. 

2022 was another record setting year for website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal court.  The total number of lawsuits filed in federal court alleging that plaintiffs with a disability could not use websites

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