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Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Strategic ADA Compliance: Safeguarding Your Business Against Litigation

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Impact of the ADA on Business and Society - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has greatly expanded opportunities for disabled individuals, demanding significant adjustments from businesses to accommodate both physical...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Advertising: ADA Compliance related to Websites and Mobile Applications

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Advertising: ADA Compliance related to Websites and Mobile Applications In this episode of Trending Now – An IP Podcast, Rob Van Arnam and Amber Duncan will discuss the rise of litigation in this area, the federal and state...more

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Nevada Enacts COVID-19 Liability Protection For Businesses But Imposes Additional Mitigation Requirements For Public Accommodation...

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At the conclusion of its Special Legislative Session, the Nevada Legislature passed a law granting legal immunity from COVID-19-related lawsuits to most businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies so long as they adhere...more

Blank Rome LLP

The Rise of Mobile App Lawsuits and New ADA Litigation Trends for 2020

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Blank Rome Of Counsel Martin S. Krezalek will co-present the online webinar “The Rise of Mobile App Lawsuits and New ADA Litigation Trends for 2020” on February 19, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. EST. Martin will be joined by UsableNet...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Update: Supreme Court Declines to Review Web Content Accessibility Suit Against Domino's Pizza

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In the fall of 2018, Microsoft released its Xbox Adaptive Controller, which is made for those with limited mobility. As Microsoft artfully put it in a television commercial advertising the new product, "When everyone plays,...more

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Co-Working Spaces: Mitigating Litigation Risks While Encouraging Innovation

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Co-working spaces are quickly becoming the Uber equivalent to office space rentals for remote-work professionals. On Monday morning, log onto an app and reserve a cubicle space down the street at a price much cheaper than a...more

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Is Your Website ADA Accessible?

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Last fall, Microsoft released its Xbox Adaptive Controller, which is made for those with limited mobility. As Microsoft artfully put it in a television commercial advertising the new product, "When everyone plays, we all...more

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What Dealerships Need To Know About Website Accessibility Lawsuits

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In a recent web alert, we discussed the compliance challenges that many dealerships face when dealing with employees with disabilities. However, as many dealers have found, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not...more

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Plaintiffs' Firms Continue to Bring Website Accessibility Claims Under Federal and State Law

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Courts across the country have increasingly held that the websites of certain businesses that provide goods and services to the public are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ...more

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Does Your Business Comply with the ADA's Accessibility Requirements?

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Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires businesses that provide goods and services to the public to remove architectural barriers and ensure their facilities are accessible to individuals with...more

McAfee & Taft

Is your company’s website compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act?

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A recent wave of lawsuits and demand letters alleging violations of the Americans with Disability Act has begun hitting businesses across the United States. Their new target: company websites. Last year, plaintiffs filed over...more

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Serial Plaintiffs’ Lawyer Commences Latest Round of Hotel Litigation: How Can Hotels Protect Themselves?

Just as one flood of lawsuits against Arizona businesses finally dries up, another downpour begins. Peter Strojnik of Phoenix, the same attorney who filed more than 1,100 lawsuits that drew the attention of the Arizona...more

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Recent Verdict Strengthens the Growing Need for Websites to Increase Accessibility to Disabled Individuals

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A recent case in federal district court in Florida foreshadows the beginning of an expanded reach of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As a whole, the Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of...more

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What To Know About Website Accessibility Claims

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The new battleground for Plaintiffs filing ADA accessibility cases involves claims of barriers not in physical space but in cyber space. The Plaintiffs’ bar has become more aggressive in filing claims asserting that public...more

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