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Website Accessibility
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Technology and AI
New California Assembly Bill on Website Accessibility Could Result in a Lawsuit Tsunami
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: AB 1757 would adopt WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the de facto standard for websites and mobile apps that can…
Technology and AI
Plaintiff-Friendly New York Courts Change Course in Three Recent Decisions in Website Accessibility Cases
By John W. Egan and Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: New York federal courts have generally been friendly to plaintiffs in website accessibility lawsuits, but a few recent decisions are…
Understanding the ADA
Kansas HB 2016
Recently, the governor of Kansas signed House Bill 2016 giving the Kansas Atty. Gen. all kinds of authority to jump in on lawsuits involving website accessibility, and possibly accessibility in general,…
Business and Commercial
New Kansas Website Accessibility Law Provides Local Businesses With A Litigation Sword
By John W. Egan and Ashley S. Jenkins Seyfarth Synopsis: New Kansas law will allow resident businesses to sue ADA website plaintiffs and their counsel over “abusive” litigation to recover…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Bots or Copycats? Website Accessibility Demand Letters and Website Complaints in a New Age
By By Amber L. Roller, David Raizman
When one of our clients recently received nearly-identical demand letters from remote, unrelated, and unrepresented parties claiming website accessibility and threatening legal action for damages under the Americans with Disabilities…
Labor & Employment Insights
Testing, Testing – U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh In on Whether ADA Accessibility “Testers” Have Standing to Sue
By Sarahanne Y. Vaughan, Anne R. Yuengert
Can someone who has no intention of using your services or buying your products sue you because your website is not accessible? In Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, the United States…
Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog
Website Accessibility Litigation Continues to be Costly and There is No Easy Fix
Retailers continue to be targeted by website accessibility lawsuits. Unfortunately, the legal landscape remains unpredictable and it varies greatly based on what jurisdiction a retailer is sued in. There remains no…
Employment Class Actions: A General Counsel Briefing
Do Individuals Who Have No Intent to Use Your Business’s Services Have Standing to Sue Your Company for Potential ADA Accessibility and Accommodations Violations?—The U.S. Supreme Court To Weigh In.
By Nicholas Walker, Nikki Howell
On March 27, 2023, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laufer v. Acheson Hotels[1] to decide this very issue. Deborah Laufer, who has various physical impairments, is a…
Omnizant Legal Marketing & Web Design Blog
Does Google Care About Accessibility?
There are no wheelchair ramps or braille signs on the Internet. In fact, a lot of web accessibility tools are hidden in the backend of websites. But even if you…
Technology and AI
A Consent Decree Can Provide Some Protection Against Future Website Accessibility Lawsuits
By Minh N. Vu Seyfarth synopsis: A New York federal judge invokes the All Writs Act to dismiss a later-filed website accessibility lawsuit against the same defendant to protect the…