uber – ADA and FHA Defense

December 9, 2019

ADA and FHA Quick Hits – Day that will live in infamy edition

Before delving into the fascinating details of ADA and FHA legal developments it doesn’t hurt to remember that in the larger scheme of things the day-to-day problems caused by flaws in the ADA and FHA are not as earth shattering as we like to imagine. Cities may be responsible for the carelessness of the public Continue reading

Accessibility Litigation Trends, ADA – drive-by litigation, ADA – Hotels, ADA – serial litigation, ADA – Standing, ADA Internet, ADA Internet Web, ADA Theaters, ADA Web Access

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January 3, 2019

ADA and FHA Quick Hits – Happy New Year edition

There is only one prediction that can be made with complete certainty about ADA and FHA litigation in 2019: Lawyers will continue to make money exploiting these laws for profit in the name of accessibility. The number of lawsuits continues to climb, and with Congress and regulators unwilling to do anything this exploitation will continue. Continue reading

Accessibility Litigation Trends, ADA, ADA – drive-by litigation, ADA – serial litigation, ADA – Standing, ADA Attorney’s Fees, ADA Class Actions, ADA Internet, ADA Internet Web, ADA Litigation Procedure, ADA Mootness, ADA Web Access, FHA, FHA design/build litigation

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October 22, 2016

ADA and the Gig Economy – what Uber and Lyft cases mean for everybody.

Uber and Lyft have made news for the last couple of years because of allegations that their drivers do not provide appropriate service to disabled individuals.(1) Settlement of a national class action against Uber is awaiting court approval in the Northern District of California,(2) but as recently as October 13 another lawsuit was filed claiming that Continue reading

Accessibility Litigation Trends, ADA Class Actions, ADA Gig Economy, ADA Internet, ADA Internet Web, Internet Accessibility

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March 2, 2015

Need a Lyft? The ADA may apply to app based businesses.

Or at least businesses that use apps to broker goods and services. In a decision dated February 20, 2015 the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas denied a second Motion to Dismiss filed by the ride sharing services Lyft and Uber. Ramos v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 2015 WL 758087 (W.D. Tex. Continue reading

Accessibility Litigation Trends, ADA, ADA FHA Litigation General, ADA Internet Web, ADA regulations, Reasonable accommodation

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October 28, 2014

Is it all Uber for ride-sharing businesses that don’t comply with the ADA?

Uber Technologies, maker and promoter of the Uber app for ride sharing, has seen a good deal of litigation in the last two years, most of it brought by former Uber drivers or taxi-cab regulators. Two recent cases, one in Texas and one in California, (Salovitz v. Uber Technologies, Inc. in Texas and UFB of California Continue reading

Accessibility Litigation Trends, ADA

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