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An Update on Website Accessibility Under the ADA

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The decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. undoubtedly had a direct impact on the subsequent increase in the filing of website accessibility cases...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

As the Winn-Dixie Saga Finally Concludes in Florida, 181 Advocacy Groups Urge DOJ to Issue Website Accessibility Regulations

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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

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Gil v. Winn-Dixie: It’s Not Over Yet

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Seyfarth synopsis:  Winn-Dixie has asked the Eleventh Circuit to recall its decision to dismiss the appeal and underlying lawsuit as moot and that the decision be reconsidered by a full panel of Eleventh Circuit judges....more

Rumberger | Kirk

Confusion Follows Eleventh Circuit Decision In Seminal ADA Website Case Vacating Its Prior Ruling In Favor Of Winn-Dixie Based On...

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The litigation landscape for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website claims grew murkier after the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated its previous ruling in the grocery store chain’s favor. In Gil v. Winn-Dixie...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Legal Landscape of Website Accessibility ADA Claims

In 2017, Juan Carlos Gil, who is legally blind, filed a civil action against Winn-Dixie Stores seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for Winn-Dixie’s alleged failure to maintain a website accessible to visually impaired...more

Blank Rome LLP

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Issues Important Opinion on the Inapplicability of Title III of the...

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In Winegard v. Newsday LLC, No. 19-CV-04420(EK)(RER) (E.D.N.Y. August 16, 2021), the Honorable Eric R. Komitee held that a website does not constitute a “place of public accommodation” under Title III of the Americans with...more

Burr & Forman

Gil v. Winn-Dixie: Eleventh Circuit Holds Websites Are Not Places of Public Accommodation Under ADA Title III

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Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) provides that “[n]o individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges,...more

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Winn Dixie Saga Continues: Eleventh Circuit Actively Considering Rehearing Request

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent order from the Eleventh Circuit signals that the court is seriously considering a rehearing in Gil v. Winn-Dixie....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Website Accessibility Lawsuits Under the ADA Part Two

In December 2017, we reported on the number of lawsuits being filed around the country against businesses and retailers for violations of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") that requires equal access for...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

ADA Does Not Require Websites Be Accessible, Appeals Court Holds

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A website is not a “place of public accommodation” within the meaning of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal appeals court has held in a groundbreaking decision on disability discrimination. And...more

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Federal Website Accessibility Lawsuits Increased in 2020 Despite Mid-Year Pandemic Lull

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Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal courts in 2020 jumped a surprising 12% over 2019, in spite of a mid-year pandemic dip in filings....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Whistling a new tune: Eleventh Circuit’s Winn-Dixie decision finds websites are not places of public accommodation under ADA

In a decision that creates new hurdles for website accessibility lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on April 7, 2021, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that websites do not...more

Cozen O'Connor

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Refuses to Extend ADA Liability to Websites

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Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that disabled persons have equal access to goods and services provided by any “place of public accommodation.” ...more

Roetzel & Andress

Eleventh Circuit Decision Creates Further Division Among Circuit Courts Regarding Website Accessibility And ADA

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On April 7, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals vacated a trial court ruling from 2017 which held that Winn-Dixie Stores violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) because the Plaintiff, who is...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Surfing the “Interwebs” May Not Be a Public Accommodation Issue Under the ADA, According to 11th Circuit

In a long-awaited opinion, the Eleventh Circuit held that websites are not places of public accommodation for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). When employers think of the ADA, the first thing that likely...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Eleventh Circuit Says Retailer's Website Does Not Have to Comply With the ADA

Over the past several years, plaintiffs lawyers have started a cottage industry that threatens and/or sues businesses on a class action basis using a named disabled person who alleges that he or she was unable to access the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Website Accessibility and the ADA: 11th Circuit Offers Guidance, But How Much Will Change?

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The ADA and Website Accessibility – A Brief Background: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the activities and services of places of public accommodation....more

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Because of Winn-Dixie: What Does the Eleventh Circuit’s Ruling Mean for Website Accessibility Claims?

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In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a trial court ruling and held that Winn-Dixie had not discriminated against a visually impaired customer who alleged that Winn-Dixie’s...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Websites Are Not Places of Public Accommodation and Rejects Commonly Relied-Upon Nexus Standard

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In a win for businesses, on April 7, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held in Juan Carlos Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., that websites are not “places of public accommodation” under the Americans with...more

Locke Lord LLP

Website Accessibility: Recent Attempts to Clarify Accessibility Obligations

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Despite numerous attempts to define and address accessibility standards for websites and mobile applications, whether through proposed regulatory guidance or legislation or case law, uncertainty continues. The most recent...more

Fisher Phillips

Federal Appeals Court Limits ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits

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A federal appeals court has just provided some much-needed relief to businesses facing a barrage of website accessibility lawsuits alleging that their sites do not comply with the nation’s main disability discrimination...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Eleventh Circuit Vacates First-of-Its-Kind ADA Website Accessibility Judgment Against Grocery Store Chain

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In a long-awaited opinion in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., a divided Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated and remanded what had been a ground-breaking Florida district court ruling, finding Winn-Dixie liable to a blind...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Websites Not Places of Public Accommodation Under ADA, Rejects ‘Nexus’ Standard

On April 7, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rendered its long-awaited opinion in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., reversing a trial court’s decision against Winn-Dixie, holding that websites are not places of...more

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Website Accessibility Alert: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Important Split Decision in Winn-Dixie Website Action

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Businesses with an online presence should take note that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has held - in a split decision - that websites are not places of public accommodation under Title III of the...more

Goodwin

Because Of Winn-Dixie, Companies Threatened With Website-Accessibility Litigation Can Raise Stronger Defenses

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A federal appeals court has issued a long-awaited decision rejecting a claim that anti-discrimination law requires a retail store’s website to be accessible to the disabled. Any company with a customer-facing website —...more

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