Topic
Website Accessibility
574 published works
Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog
California Court of Appeal Aligns with Ninth Circuit on ADA Website Accessibility Standards
When plaintiffs sue companies alleging that their websites do not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), courts start by answering two threshold legal questions. Does the ADA apply…
Employment Law Lookout
ADA 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…
Consumer Protection Review
Web Accessibility Suit Alleging False Claims Act Violations Survives in California Court
Companies providing web services to government agencies may want to note a recent decision in State of California ex rel. Bashin v. Conduent Inc., in which the California Superior Court…
Accessibility Defense
“Legal Justice Advocates” the new kids on the block for website access demands.
By Richard Hunt
There’s a new kid on the block in the world of serial accessibility demands. It’s not a boy band, its “Legal Justice Advocates.” They’ve been sending demand letters to apartment…
Food Law Blog
Note to Industry: ADA Access Applies to Websites, Too
By Bill Acevedo
Food and beverage industry, if you haven’t already, now is the time to review your websites. I have noticed an uptick in litigation against businesses for allegedly not having an…
Employment Law
The Short-Term And Long-Term Consequences Of The United States Supreme Court’s Decision Not To Review Robles V. Domino’s Pizza
With the United States Supreme Court’s decision not to hear the appeal in the matter of Robles v. Domino’s Pizza, the landscape with respect to website accessibility lawsuits under the…
HR Defense
Is it Time to Prioritize Making Websites and Mobile Apps Accessible?
By Andrew C. Karter, Arlene K. Kline, Akerman Law
Companies should take steps to ensure that their websites and mobile apps are accessible to persons who are blind or vision impaired, based on the Supreme Court’s recent refusal to…
Accessibility Defense
ADA and FHA Blogathon – tortoise and the hare edition
By Richard Hunt
Being slow but steady the tortoise, as we all know, won the race. The picture on the left tells you the strategy I ended up using. In any case the…
TRE Legal Practice News
Crucial Decision Validates Fraud Whistleblower Suit
In a crucial decision upholding equal access to the Internet, on November 5, 2019, a state court in Alameda County validated the legal bases underlying a fraud whistleblower complaint against…
TRE Legal Practice News
Crucial Decision Validates Fraud Whistleblower Suit
In a crucial decision upholding equal access to the Internet, on November 5, 2019, a state court in Alameda County validated the legal bases underlying a fraud whistleblower complaint against…