By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey and Susan Ryan
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.”
ADA Title III filings have decreased each year since 2022. 2024 changes the narrative with an uptick in
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By the Seyfarth ADA Title III Specialty Team
Seyfarth Synopsis: In honor of today’s 34th anniversary of the passage of the ADA, Seyfarth’s ADA Title III Specialty Team re-shares our videos illustrating 30 tips for how to provide great service to people with disabilities.
Celebrate the
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,794 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2023 – a 14% decrease from 2022.
After 2022’s record-setting year for website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal court, the 2023 filings dropped by 14%. The total number of lawsuits filed in federal court alleging
By Kristina Launey and John W. Egan
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.
On May 22, 2024 the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published a Small Entity Compliance Guide to help people who work for
By Ashley S. Jenkins and Kristina M. Launey
Seyfarth Synopsis: 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 – is a service animal.
By Minh N. Vu and John Egan
Seyfarth Synopsis: The DOJ issued final regulations under Title II of the ADA requiring state and local government websites and mobile apps to conform to WCAG 2.1 AA in two or three years, with few exceptions.
Update: On April 24, 2024, the Final Rule was published in the
By Lotus Cannon and Minh Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: SDNY Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismisses with prejudice a website accessibility lawsuit with vague allegations about plaintiffs’ standing.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has been a highly favored venue for serial plaintiffs bringing website accessibility lawsuits for years – at
By Kristina Launey and Ashley Jenkins
Seyfarth Synopsis: Ninth Circuit paves the way for nationwide class action concerning the accessibility of healthcare check-in kiosks for individuals who are blind.
On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit approved a federal trial court’s certification of two classes of plaintiffs to proceed
By Minh N. Vu & Lotus Cannon
Seyfarth Synopsis: Federal court in New York reaffirms that reading information aloud to customers who are blind or low vision is still an acceptable auxiliary aid or service and retailers do not have to offer accessible goods.
On January 30, 2024, U.S. District Judge Rachel Kovner of the
By Kristina M. Launey, Minh N. Vu, and Susan Ryan
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.
From 2013 to 2021, federal court ADA Title III case filings climbed steadily to a staggering
