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New York Federal Courts Are Not Rolling Out the Welcome Mat for Serial Plaintiffs in Website Accessibility Lawsuits Anymore

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Two recent New York district court decisions underscore how serial website accessibility plaintiffs are encountering greater challenges to demonstrate their standing to pursue ADA claims in federal court....more

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Minnesota District Court Says Web-Only Businesses Are Subject to Title III of the ADA

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Are web-only businesses subject to Title III? A Minnesota federal court joins the controversy and says yes....more

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Websites Under Attack — Defenses to ADA Claims for Retailers and Online Businesses - The Katten Kattwalk/Kattison Avenue | Issue 4

Retailers and other businesses with an online presence continue to be targets of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs asserting claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related state laws. In a nutshell, these suits...more

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SCOTUS Refuses to Dismiss Acheson Hotels v. Laufer Case Before Oral Argument Set For October 4

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Synopsis: SCOTUS denies serial plaintiff’s attempt to dismiss her case and avoid the court’s consideration of a critical legal issue in ADA Title III lawsuits – tester standing....more

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New ADA Lawsuits Challenging Gift Card Issuers Inundate New York Federal Dockets

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Over the last several weeks, a variety of major retailers, restaurant groups, pharmacies and other merchants have been hit with a deluge of putative class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities...more

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In ADA Website Accessibility Cases, Remediation May Be a Successful Defense

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Companies, universities and other organizations around the country continue to face an onslaught of lawsuits brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alleging that commercial websites cannot be appropriately...more

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Is Your Website Accessible to Disabled Online Job Seeker?

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On March 22, 2019, a federal judge permitted an Ohio man’s class action lawsuit to proceed against Ford Motor Company. The lawsuit alleges the company discriminated against disabled job applicants because its online job...more

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Robles v. Dominos: Engaged Ninth Circuit Hears Web Access Appeal

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On October 12, in sunny Pasadena, California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the Robles v. Dominos case. ...more

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Defendants Fighting Website Accessibility Cases Face An Uphill Battle In 2018

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs secure a second judgment in a federal website accessibility lawsuit while most of the others successfully fended off motions to dismiss. ...more

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Telephone Access Might Be Valid Alternative to Accessible Website, But Court Needs More

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In denying Dave & Buster’s motion to dismiss and for summary judgment, a federal judge said that telephonic access might be an alternative to having an accessible website, but cannot decide until the...more

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