Plaintiffs filed 2,452 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2024 – a 13% decrease from 2023....more
4/23/2025
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Are web-only businesses subject to Title III? A Minnesota federal court joins the controversy and says yes....more
3/25/2025
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Motion to Dismiss ,
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The two-year decline in ADA Title III filings stopped in 2024, with plaintiffs increasing filings back to 8,800 complaints in 2024....more
A federal court recently held that a football stadium must make reasonable modifications to its seating policy to allow a wheelchair user with a ticket for a non-wheelchair accessible seat access to view the game in person....more
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.”...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,794 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2023 – a 14% decrease from 2022....more
6/14/2024
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Consumer Complaint System ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Title III ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Seyfarth Synopsis: DOJ issues useful new Guide to help small governmental entities understand the new web and mobile app accessibility requirements under Title II of the ADA....more
5/24/2024
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Small Entity Compliance Guide ,
State and Local Government ,
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Title III ,
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Websites
A Puerto Rico federal court holding reminds us that an animal that performs work or tasks for a person with a psychiatric disability – such as identifying the onset of a panic attack and taking action to mitigate its effect –...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Ninth Circuit paves the way for nationwide class action concerning the accessibility of healthcare check-in kiosks for individuals who are blind....more
2/26/2024
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
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Equal Access ,
Healthcare ,
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Rehabilitation Act ,
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Title III ,
Unruh Civil Rights Act
Seyfarth Synopsis: In 2023, the number of ADA Title III lawsuits filed in federal court declined but still exceeded 8,200 for a second year in a row....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent guidance from the EEOC on federal agencies’ disability accommodation obligations contain insights for private employers as well....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals approved state-owned hospital’s exclusion of nursing student’s service animal that posed a direct threat to patients and staff with severe allergies where no reasonable...more
12/5/2023
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Students ,
Patients ,
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Seyfarth Synopsis: AB 1757, which would set a standard for website accessibility for businesses in California, has been held in the Legislature to resume discussion in 2024....more
9/12/2023
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California ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Disabled Persons Act ,
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Regulatory Agenda ,
Title III ,
Unruh Civil Rights Act ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility
Seyfarth Synopsis: The decline in ADA Title III lawsuits that began in 2022 continues in 2023. New York remains the filing hotspot....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Department of Justice (DOJ) issues proposed website accessibility regulations applicable to state and local governments under Title II of the ADA....more
8/7/2023
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Disability Discrimination ,
Information Technology ,
NPRM ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Title II ,
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Websites
Seyfarth Synopsis: AB 1757 would adopt WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the de facto standard for websites and mobile apps that can be accessed from California and impose liability for statutory damages on business establishments and...more
6/22/2023
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California ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Disabled Persons Act ,
Mobile Apps ,
Title III ,
Unruh Civil Rights Act ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Accessibility
Seyfarth Synopsis: The number of ADA Title III lawsuits filed in federal court dropped by 24 percent, the lowest since 2017, and California is no longer the center of the ADA Title III universe....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 3,225 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2022 – a 12% increase over 2021....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In this blog we examine data showing an unexpected drop in the number of Title III Americans with Disabilities Act suits filed so far in 2022, particularly in California....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its intent to begin the rulemaking process to enact website accessibility regulations applicable to state and local governments under Title II....more
The year 2021 was a blockbuster for ADA Title III lawsuits filed in federal court, with over 11,452 filings. At the end of June 2021, the lawsuit count was 6,304. This year, the number of lawsuits filed by the end of June...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A California federal court decided after a trial that a blind plaintiff did not have standing to bring a lawsuit about an inaccessible website under Title III of the ADA, and California’s Unruh Act only...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal courts in 2021 jumped 14% over 2020, besting the 12% 2020 increase aided by a huge November 2021 spike in filings....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Eleventh Circuit has refused to reconsider its decision to vacate its prior order and the trial court’s judgment because of mootness; while disability rights advocates demand regulatory action from DOJ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs continue filing ADA Title III lawsuits in record numbers with no sign of stopping.
As regular readers of this blog know, the number of ADA Title III lawsuits filed in federal court in 2020...more