Seyfarth Synopsis: Disability advocates issue demands to retailers about their allegedly inaccessible websites shortly after the EAA takes effect. By:| ADA Title III
By: Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Energy recently issued a fast-track proposed rule that would eliminate accessibility| ADA Title III
Seyfarth Synopsis: Two Florida federal district court judges require websites to have a “nexus” to a physical location for coverage under Title III of| ADA Title III
Seyfarth Synopsis: Two recent decisions by federal judges to dismiss website accessibility lawsuits may cause more public accommodations to fight instead| ADA Title III
There is more bad news for businesses that thought that they could wait for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue specific regulations before making| ADA Title III
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth synopsis: Ninth Circuit judges are getting tougher on lawyers who represent serial plaintiffs by reducing their fees and| ADA Title III
By Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Access Board published an ANPRM on September 21, 2022 requesting public comment on nine| ADA Title III
Tuesday, June 17, 20252:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Central12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mountain11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific About the Program Owners and operators of real estate – whether it be lodging facilities, shopping centers, retail stores, warehouses, or office buildings — must navigate the complex set of laws... Continue Reading| ADA Title III
By: John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: 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. SDNY Judge Orders Jurisdictional Discovery In Fernandez v. Buffalo Jackson Trading Co., LLC, U.S. District Judge John... Continue Reading| ADA Title III
By: Kristina Launey and Minh Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The FTC issued a Decision and Order prohibiting accessibility plug-in/Widget vendor AccessiBe from making misleading claims and to pay $1 million. As the number of website accessibility lawsuit filings have exceeded 2,200 per year since 2018, so too has the list of companies offering solutions for making... Continue Reading| ADA Title III
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,452 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2024 – a 13% decrease| ADA Title III
By: Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent case from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida illustrates how businesses should handle scenarios where service animals present health risks to others with severe allergies. We all know that public accommodations must allow service animals accompanying individuals with disabilities onto their premises, but... Continue Reading| ADA Title III
By: Ashley S. Jenkins and Minh N. Vu Seyfarth synopsis: The Trump DOJ rescinded five COVID-19 related documents and six older guidance documents designed to educate businesses on the requirements of the ADA, claiming that the recission will reduce the burden on businesses to review them. On March 19, 2025, to comply with President Trump’s... Continue Reading| ADA Title III
Seyfarth Synopsis: Two New York federal judges recently said that the ADA covers websites (even those not connected to a physical place) and one held that| ADA Title III
By: Lotus Cannon and Kristina Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: Are web-only businesses subject to Title III? A Minnesota federal court joins the controversy and| ADA Title III
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The Plaintiff in Acheson v. Laufer dismisses her lawsuit with prejudice and asks SCOTUS to dismiss its pending| ADA Title III
By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey and Susan Ryan Seyfarth Synopsis: The number of ADA Title III lawsuits filed in federal court dropped by 24| ADA Title III
By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey, and Susan Ryan The year 2021 was a blockbuster for ADA Title III lawsuits filed in federal court, with over 11,452 filings.| ADA Title III
By Minh N. Vu, Kristina Launey, and Susan Ryan Seyfarth Synopsis: The two-year decline in ADA Title III filings stopped in 2024, with plaintiffs| ADA Title III
Failure to Provide an Accessible Alternative Is Not Intentional Discrimination Sufficient to Establish an ADA-Independent Unruh Act Claim By Kristina M.| ADA Title III
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: 2024 saw some interesting developments and an uptick in lawsuit filings from 2023; expect less ADA Title III enforcement| ADA Title III
Open laptop with hands pointing to the screen. Seyfarth Synopsis: Department of Justice (DOJ) issues proposed website accessibility regulations| ADA Title III
By John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: New York federal courts have generally been friendly to plaintiffs in website accessibility lawsuits,| ADA Title III
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 3,225 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2022 – a 12% increase| ADA Title III
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Court of Appeals decision that put an end to lawsuits against online only businesses in California and| ADA Title III
By: Ashley Jenkins and Kristina Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal court recently held that a football stadium must make reasonable modifications to its| ADA Title III
Seyfarth Synopsis: Ninth Circuit overturns district court’s dismissal of website accessibility lawsuit on due process and primary jurisdiction grounds,| ADA Title III
By: John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent decision holding that web-only businesses cannot be sued over the accessibility of their| ADA Title III
By Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan Seyfarth synopsis: Public accommodations planning to add EV charging stations to their properties should take note of| ADA Title III
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| ADA Title III
As we had predicted, the number of website accessibility lawsuits (i.e. lawsuits alleging that plaintiffs with a disability could not use websites because| ADA Title III
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: Plaintiffs filed 2,794 website accessibility lawsuits in federal court in 2023 –| ADA Title III
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| ADA Title III
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| ADA Title III
By Lotus Cannon and Minh Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: SDNY Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismisses with prejudice a website accessibility lawsuit with vague| ADA Title III
By Kristina Launey and Ashley Jenkins Seyfarth Synopsis: Ninth Circuit paves the way for nationwide class action concerning the accessibility of| ADA Title III
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| ADA Title III
By Minh N. Vu & John W. Egan Seyfarth Synopsis: SCOTUS’s refusal to clarify standing requirements for “tester” plaintiffs in ADA Title III| ADA Title III
By Minh N. Vu and John W. Egan Seyfarth Synopsis: SCOTUS asked revealing questions in yesterday’s Acheson v. Laufer oral argument, but left| ADA Title III
By Minh Vu, Kristina Launey, and Susan Ryan Seyfarth Synopsis: The decline in ADA Title III lawsuits that began in 2022 continues in 2023. New York| ADA Title III
