A rare defendant victory. Will this change the strategy for either plaintiffs or defendants in accessibility lawsuits and can other’s duplicate this outcome? The Complaint Mendez complained generally that when she visited Apple’s website, she encountered multiple, but unspecific access…
This Week in Accessibility: The latest in the multi-year Harvard/MIT closed captioning saga
In case you forgot what was going on (it’s been a while) here is the procedural history so far: 2015 — NAD files lawsuit for Harvard’s failure to provide close captioning 2016 — Court denied Harvard’s motion to stay / dismiss based on jurisdiction 2016 — NAD…
Businesses — Why using Wix and GoDaddy Increases your Lawsuit Risk
Wait, I can get sued for using Wix and GoDaddy?? What the Actual Heck?!?! Why yes. Yes, you can. In a heart beat. Here is a little background on how this story came into being. I’ve recently spent an absolutely mind…
How to Stop People from Filing Repeat ADA Lawsuits
I have a confession to make. I am a “serial filer” Last year, the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a change to its case-processing manual which encouraged investigators to dismiss complaints without investigation if multiple complaints had come from the…
This week in accessibility: Robles v. Domino’s
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals came out with a ruling in Robles v. Domino’son January 15th, 2019. This case was yet another standard accessibility class action lawsuit, with a twist. What happened? The Central District of California sided with Domino’s…
This week in Accessibility: Gomez v. GNC
Gomez v. GNCshould serve as a warning to any company facing an accessibility lawsuit as to the importance of their accessibility experts actually being experts in accessibility. This case started as many digital accessibility lawsuits do: 1. Person with Disability…
Accessibility — Separate but Equal is Never OK
This week, the US DOT ruled that Scandinavian Airlines’ separate site for people with disabilities was against the DOT’s web accessibility requirements. SAS was fined 200K, of which 100K is deferred if they behave. Their defense was that the consulting company whose…