Disability advocates issue demands to retailers about their allegedly inaccessible websites shortly after the EAA takes effect....more
8/18/2025
/ Accessibility Rules ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
E-Commerce ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Websites
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent decision holding that web-only businesses cannot be sued over the accessibility of their website under the ADA is the first of its kind in the Southern District of New York and may cause...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent guidance from the EEOC on federal agencies’ disability accommodation obligations contain insights for private employers as well....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York federal courts have generally been friendly to plaintiffs in website accessibility lawsuits, but a few recent decisions are demanding more of plaintiffs to establish standing....more
Second Circuit issues scathing decision directed at “mad lib”-style serial ADA Title III complaints, and affirms-on the basis of standing-the dismissal of four lawsuits alleging that retailers violated the ADA by not...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: A massive surge in website accessibility lawsuits filed in the Southern District of New York suggests some holiday forum shopping by the plaintiffs-side bar....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Three businesses prevail in website accessibility lawsuits in New York and California. Defending website accessibility lawsuits can be an expensive and difficult battle for public accommodations, but there...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Enterprising plaintiffs in New York are suing more than 100 businesses under a new theory – – that ADA Title III requires Braille gift cards....more
11/5/2019
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Article III ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Gift-Cards ,
Permanent Impairments ,
Public Accommodation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market