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Website Accessibility
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Accessibility Defense
Tester standing under the ADA – Getting it wrong, getting it right, and an interesting but irrelevant analysis.
By Richard Hunt
Three cases in the last thirty days look at ADA standing and reach different conclusions about what the Constitution and the ADA require. For victims of serial litigation and for…
Real Estate & Construction
Winn Dixie Saga Continues: Eleventh Circuit Actively Considering Rehearing Request
By Kristina Launey Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent order from the Eleventh Circuit signals that the court is seriously considering a rehearing in Gil v. Winn-Dixie. As previously reported, the Eleventh…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Eleventh Circuit Holds Deaf User of City Website Had Standing to Sue, While Concurring Opinion Urges Complete Overhaul of Injury-in-Fact Inquiry for Article III Standing
In Sierra v. City of Hallandale Beach Fla., No. 19-13694 (11th Cir. May 6, 2021), the panel holds that a deaf visitor to a municipal website had standing to challenge…
Data Privacy Dish
You Are Invited | Website Accessibility: Issues Under the ADA, CCPA, and More
GT Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Associate Tyler Thompson will present the CLE webinar, “Website Accessibility: Issues Under the ADA, CCPA, and More,” on Thursday, May 6 at 12:00 p.m. MDT…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Federal Website Accessibility Lawsuits Increased in 2020 Despite Mid-Year Pandemic Lull
By Kristina M. Launey & Minh N. Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: ADA Title III website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal courts in 2020 jumped a surprising 12% over 2019, in spite of…
Accessibility Defense
Same old wine in a brand new bottle – Pursuit of Justice, Inc. and the FHA
By Richard Hunt
I had forgotten that this classic song was from Loggins & Messina until I looked it up after getting an old demand letter packaged by a new firm. I have…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Eleventh Circuit Overturns Landmark Accessibility Decision in Winn-Dixie, Determines Certain Websites Are Not “Public Accommodations” Covered by Title III of the ADA
By Michelle M. McGeogh, Lori J. Sommerfield, Christopher T. Cognato
On April 7, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Winn-Dixie Stores’ websites are not “public accommodations” and therefore are not subject to the accessibility requirements of Title…
HR Law Watch
Eleventh Circuit Overturns Landmark Accessibility Decision in Winn-Dixie, Determines Certain Websites Are Not “Public Accommodations” Covered by Title III of the ADA
By Christopher T. Cognato, Lori J. Sommerfield, Michelle M. McGeogh
On April 7, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Winn-Dixie Stores’ websites are not “public accommodations” and therefore are not subject to the accessibility requirements of Title…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Its Highly-Anticipated Decision on Website Accessibility
By Jason P. Brown, Robert T. Quackenboss
On April 7, 2021, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its highly-anticipated decision in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, reversing a 2017 judgment…
Labor & Employment Insights
Surfing the “Interwebs” May Not Be a Public Accommodation Issue Under the ADA, According to 11th Circuit
By Sarahanne Y. Vaughan, Anne R. Yuengert
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…