[WEBINAR] Creating an Accessible City
Action Required by California Commercial Landlords: New California Law Goes Into Effect July 1, 2013, Requiring Accessibility Disclosures in Commercial Leases
After the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on the propriety of “tester” standing (Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer), interested parties have anxiously awaited the Supreme Court’s much-needed guidance on who may sue for...more
The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case concerning a self-appointed “tester’s” standing to bring claims alleging a hotel violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuit filings in federal courts on pace for a record year. Regular readers will doubtless recall that 2020 was a down year (but just barely) for lawsuits filed in federal court alleging...more
On the 30th anniversary of its passage, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) deserves recognition for its continued viability and adaptability in response to contemporary problems and technological change. As the retail...more
“Drive-by” lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are more prevalent than ever and continue to rise. ...more
In a decision that may open the door for serial website accessibility lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on June 19, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the private...more
The lawyer for the controversial Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities (AID), the organization that launched over a thousand nearly identical lawsuits against Arizona businesses last year, has quietly been filing a...more
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
This morning, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, DOJ participated by issuing its Spring 2016 unified agenda, including upcoming regulatory actions on web accessibility and movie captioning. AA65: State and Local...more
Seyfarth’s ADA Title III Specialty Team has reported extensively on the legal uncertainty surrounding the accessibility of businesses’ websites to individuals with disabilities. Today it reports that businesses’ long wait...more
In late July, coinciding with the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) entered into a landmark settlement agreement with Carnival Corp. to improve the physical...more