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Website Accessibility
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Fashion & Apparel Law Blog
“Oh Yes [the Court] Did” — District Court Grants Motion to Dismiss ADA Complaint Until the DOJ Issues Implementing Regulations and Renders Technical Assistance
By Ted Max
On March 20, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge S. James Otero for the Central District of California in Robles v. Domino’s Pizza LLC, granted defendant Domino’s Pizza LLC’s motion to…
Retail Trend Spotter
“Oh Yes [the Court] Did” — District Court Grants Motion to Dismiss ADA Complaint Until the DOJ Issues Implementing Regulations and Renders Technical Assistance
By Ted Max
On March 20, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge S. James Otero for the Central District of California in Robles v. Domino’s Pizza LLC, granted defendant Domino’s Pizza LLC’s motion to…
Ad Law Access
Court Dismisses Website Accessibility Suit Over Lack of Connection to Store
As we noted earlier this week, a handful of law firms have filed hundreds of lawsuits – and sent many hundreds of letters threatening lawsuits – over website accessibility issues.…
Ad Law Access
Court Relies on Due Process Argument to Dismiss Website Accessibility Suit
Over the past few years, a handful of law firms have filed hundreds of lawsuits – and sent many hundreds of letters threatening lawsuits – over website accessibility issues. This…
Technology and AI
Public Accommodations are Starting to Win Website Accessibility Lawsuits
By Julia N. Sarnoff, Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: Two recent decisions by federal judges to dismiss website accessibility lawsuits may cause more public accommodations to fight instead of settle these suits, but businesses must continue to…
HR Defense
It’s Audit Season: Have You Audited Your Website’s Accessibility?
Audit season is in full swing. Businesses now are working with auditors on their tax and other audits to ensure compliance with various financial regulations. But there is one audit…
Bank Law Monitor
Banks Fight Back Against ADA Website Claims
By Kellen Hade
What do financial institutions, restaurants, and clothing stores have in common? They’re the most recent targets of demand letters from plaintiffs’ law firms threatening lawsuits because the institution’s website supposedly…
K-12 Legal Insights
Web Accessibility: What lies ahead in the Trump Administration?
By Ally Towers
In our present-day education system, technology is an essential, incomparable learning tool for students at all grade levels; and thus, the importance of its accessibility to each and every student…
Administrative and Regulatory
Executive Order Likely Dooms Website Regulations for Public Accommodations
By Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: An executive order from President Trump will likely halt the Justice Department’s public accommodations website rulemaking. President Obama’s Department of Justice (DOJ) had stated that proposed regulations for public…
Technology and AI
Court Says Settlement Agreement Does Not Bar Later Website Accessibility Lawsuit by a Different Plaintiff
By Kristina M. Launey, Minh N. Vu
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the recent proliferation of web accessibility demand letters and lawsuits, businesses often ask whether settling a claim with one plaintiff will bar future lawsuits brought by different plaintiffs.…