ADA – drive-by litigation
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Quick Hits – Who needs the Grinch when you’ve got Bowser?
Almost everyone who ever was, had or has a child probably knows Bowser, the character from many Nintendo games. In Mario Party he often offers “gifts” that don’t always (or ever) turn out to be something you might want. Recent developments in accessibility law are, as usual, a mixed bag. Here’s what I found underneath… Continue reading
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ADA and FHA Quick Hits – Wild Turkey edition.
It turns out that the story about Benjamin Franklin wanting the wild turkey to be the U.S. National Bird is a myth, I’m not willing to get into the politics of the annual pardoning of turkeys by the President, and I don’t have Wild Turkey in my liquor cabinet so here instead are the latest… Continue reading
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Pursuit of Respect – an update
I received a call earlier today from one of the lawyers who sent demand letters on behalf of Pursuit of Respect.¹ It was a follow up to an email from August 2021, which was in turn a follow up to my response to a demand letter sent in June 2021. You can see they are… Continue reading
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ADA website demands – same old wine in the same old bottle again. . .
I’m re-cycling a picture from April because there’s another lawyer recycling a money-making strategy that’s been in use for quite a while. I’ve been hired in the last few weeks by four clients who received demand letters from a freshly minted one year lawyer in Alabama³ who claims to represent a vision impaired gentleman named… Continue reading
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Transunion v Ramirez – has the Supreme Court put an end to cheap standing in ADA litigation?
Almost every claim brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act raises standing issues because, in almost every case, the lawsuit is the result of a plaintiff, usually sponsored by a law firm, seeking out an ADA violation in order to make money off a quick settlement.¹ The Supreme Court’s June 25, 2021… Continue reading
