News & Analysis as of

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) › Frivolous Lawsuits

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Reclaims Top Spot in Annual “Judicial Hellhole” Awards!

Proskauer - California Employment Law on

After temporarily falling to third place in 2020, California once again claims the top spot on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s (ATRF) annual list of “Judicial Hellholes.” While California has not taken home the gold in...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Creates New Standard for Standing in Title III Cases Against Gas Stations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

For years, Scott Dinin was one of South Florida’s most prolific filers of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) cases. His run ended two years ago, when, after obtaining default judgments against two gas...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Florida Judge Sanctions Serial Ada Plaintiff Alexander Johnson And Attorney Scott Dinin

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: Serious sanctions imposed on a serial ADA Title III plaintiff and his attorney should concern the plaintiffs’ bar....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Controversial 60 Minutes Segment on “Drive-By” ADA Lawsuits Highlights Negative Aspect of the Law

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: Here’s our take on Sunday’s 60 Minutes episode on “drive-by” abusive ADA Title III lawsuits and the legislative efforts to address them. 60 Minutes aired a segment about ADA Title III “drive-by”...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Supreme Court Makes It Harder For Prevailing FEHA Defendants To Recover Their Costs

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on

Under section 1032(b) of the California Code of Civil Procedure, “a prevailing party is entitled as a matter of right to recover costs in any action or proceeding” unless some statute expressly says otherwise. It has been...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Seventh Circuit Reminds Attorneys to Conduct “Reasonable Amount of Legal Research” Before Filing Claims

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Under the federal civil rights statutes, plaintiffs who prevail ordinarily receive an award of attorneys’ fees that must be paid by the defendant. But, in order not to deter plaintiffs from filing such claims, the reverse is...more

6 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide