Domino’s Files Petition for US Supreme Court Review of Unfavorable Website...
By Minh N. Vu and Kristina M. Launey Domino’s filed its petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court today, June 13, 2019, asking the Court to review and overturn the Ninth Circuit’s...
View ArticleFOURTH CIRCUIT SAYS INABILITY TO GET INFORMATION FROM WEBSITE, WITHOUT MORE,...
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Courts in the Fourth Circuit are taking a hard look at a plaintiffs’ standing in website accessibility cases. In a small but potentially important victory for...
View ArticleFEDERAL ADA TITLE III LAWSUIT NUMBERS CONTINUE TO CLIMB IN 2019
By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey, and Susan Ryan Seyfarth Synopsis: Data from the first six months of 2019 shows a 12% increase over 2018. The task of counting the number of ADA Title III lawsuits filed in...
View ArticlePlaintiff Robles Files His Opposition To Domino’s Petition For Certiorari
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court will decide whether to hear its first website accessibility case now that briefing on Domino’s Petition for Certiorari is complete. Earlier today,...
View ArticleFLORIDA JUDGE SANCTIONS SERIAL ADA PLAINTIFF ALEXANDER JOHNSON AND ATTORNEY...
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Serious sanctions imposed on a serial ADA Title III plaintiff and his attorney should concern the plaintiffs’ bar. People often ask us why plaintiffs are filing...
View ArticleRenewed Web and Physical Accessibility Congressional Efforts an Exercise in...
By Minh N. Vu and Kristina M. Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: Congress Members recently renewed their efforts to take legislative action and urge the DOJ take regulatory action regarding physical and website...
View ArticleCalifornia Court Of Appeal’s Midvale Decision Opens The Floodgates For More...
By Minh N. Vu, Julia Sarnoff, Kristina Launey Seyfarth synopsis: California Court of Appeal affirms ruling that inaccessible restaurant website violated the Unruh Act and orders that restaurant website...
View ArticleTHE SEVENTH CIRCUIT HOLDS “INDIGNATION” IS NOT AN INJURY-IN-FACT
By Kevin Fritz and Latoya Liang Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision, the Seventh Circuit agreed with the Fourth Circuit in holding that a plaintiff who is legally barred from using a credit union’s...
View ArticleNew York Judge Criticizes Plaintiff’s ADA Firm For Refusing to Discuss Early...
By John W. Egan Seyfarth Synopsis: Businesses are defending record numbers of ADA Title III cases every year. A recent decision in New York underscores the challenges business face when ADA plaintiffs...
View ArticleSupreme Court Declines to Review Ninth Circuit Decision in Robles v....
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court Leaves the Ninth Circuit’s Robles v. Domino’s decision intact, dashing businesses’ hope for some relief from website accessibility lawsuits. The...
View ArticleFederal Website Access Lawsuit Numbers Increase 7 Percent in 2019, With...
By Kristina M. Launey and Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Website accessibility lawsuit filings in federal court in 2019 are on track to exceed 2018. Will we see an increase in filings as a result of...
View ArticleNew York Federal Dockets Flooded With Cases Alleging That Failing To Provide...
By Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan Seyfarth Synopsis: Enterprising plaintiffs in New York are suing more than 100 businesses under a new theory – – that ADA Title III requires Braille gift cards. Between...
View ArticleADA TITLE III LITIGATION: A 2019 REVIEW AND HOT TRENDS FOR 2020
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth synopsis: ADA Title III lawsuits flooded federal courts in 2019 and will likely continue to do so in 2020 with new theories for the courts to consider. We are still tallying up...
View ArticleDEAF MAN DEMANDS CLOSED CAPTIONING FOR PORN VIDEOS IN FEDERAL LAWSUIT
By: Minh N. Vu and Samuel Sverdlov Seyfarth Synopsis: Purveyors of porn are being sued for offering online videos without closed captioning. We really can’t make this stuff up. Lawsuits by deaf...
View Article2019 Was Another Record-Breaking Year for Federal ADA Title III Lawsuits
By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey and Susan Ryan Seyfarth Synopsis: The ADA Title III federal lawsuit numbers in 2019 topped 11,000 for another all-time record. Plaintiffs filed at least 11,053 ADA Title...
View ArticleHHS Bulletin Warns COVID-19 Resource Rationing May Constitute Unlawful...
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Health and Human Services Department Office for Civil Rights issued a bulletin reminding healthcare and other entities receiving federal funds that their anti-discrimination...
View ArticleMini Horses Can Be “De Facto” Service Animals Too (Plus They Are Really Cute)
By Minh Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Miniature horses trained to perform work or tasks for a person with a disability must be allowed in public accommodations in most instances. The news is not particularly...
View ArticleBusinesses Get Early Victory in Lawsuit Demanding Braille Gift Cards
By Minh Vu and Michael Steinberg Seyfarth Synopsis: In a first-in-the-nation decision, Judge Gregory Woods of the Southern District of New York ruled that Title III does not require public...
View ArticleThe Curve Has Flattened for Federal Website Accessibility Lawsuits
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu We’ve sheltered in place and finished our tally. The numbers are in for total website accessibility lawsuit filings in federal courts in 2019, they show a small...
View ArticleReopening Businesses Face Thorny Customer-Facing ADA Issues
By Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan Seyfarth Synopsis: Reopening businesses need to carefully consider how social distancing and other Covid-19 mitigation measures will impact customers with disabilities...
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