Lawsuits filed under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, do not carry with them any right to money damages on behalf of the person who files the lawsuit. The person suing has no right to demand payment of money to her by the defendant. This holds true both with respect to
ADA Compliance
Latest Developments in Robles V. Domino’s—A Crucial ADA Website Accessibility Case with Broad Implications
By Scott J. Topolski on
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act
In an update with respect to perhaps one of the most important and far-reaching appellate decisions on website accessibility cases filed by legally blind or visually impaired plaintiffs pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Domino’s Pizza, less than two months ago, filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme…
Robles V. Domino’s—Another Hurdle in Defending ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits?
By Scott J. Topolski on
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act
In another blow to those defending website accessibility cases, brought by legally blind or visually impaired plaintiffs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed pursuant to Title III of the ADA in the United States District Court…
ADA Case Law and Statutory Updates
By Scott J. Topolski on
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act
Lawsuits under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, based upon a company’s alleged failure to make its website accessible to the visually impaired or legally blind exploded in 2017 and 2018. In Gil v. Winn-Dixie, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90204, the only known website accessibility case to actually go to…