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ADA website litigation 2022
I’ll presenting an updated version of my past webinars on ADA website accessibility litigation for University of Texas Law School CLE. Learn the theory and sometimes ugly reality of how and why website owners are sued and how you can help yourself or your clients minimize the damage from such lawsuits. You can register at… Continue reading
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A short sharp shock – the end of the beginning for serial ADA lawsuits?
“Short sharp shock” is too good a phrase not to re-use, as proved by the fact that after its first use by Mary I of England to describe her hope that burning a few protestants would bring others back into the fold and its popularization by Gilbert and Sullivan it turned up in a song… Continue reading
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Industrial ADA litigation – “roll me baby, just like a tumbling dice.”
The Rolling Stones famously asked that they be rolled like a pair of tumbling dice, and looking at recent Title III ADA headlines reminded me of just what a crapshoot ADA litigation can be. The good news for businesses is that the district attorneys of San Francisco and Los Angeles have filed suit against the… Continue reading
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ADA and FHA Quick Hits – it could be worse edition
Pictures of bombed out buildings and civilian casualty counts are a reminder that aggravating and expensive as ADA and FHA lawsuits can be, taking these disputes to court is a luxury most people in the world do not enjoy. For those of us who can engage in a civilized discussion of legal issues, here are… Continue reading
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ADA and FHA Quick Hits – Not quite President’s Day edition part 1
The last six weeks have seen some important or at least interesting decisions under the Fair Housing Act and Title III of the ADA. If there is any common thread, it is that courts in general seem increasingly reluctant to give serial plaintiffs the benefit of the doubt on dubious pleadings while some judges continue… Continue reading
