website accessibility lawsuit Archives

United States Supreme Court to Review Important Website ADA Lawsuit

Currently pending before the United States Supreme Court is the matter of Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer. The primary issue in Laufer is whether a self-appointed Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) “tester” has Article III standing to sue a hotel chain for its alleged failure to provide disability accessibility information on its website, even if […]

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DraftKings Sued for Alleged Website Accessibility Violations

Blog, Online Marketing & Advertising Law, Sweepstakes & Gaming Law / David Klein

Robert Jahoda, a visually impaired individual, sued DraftKings for lack of accessibility to its website. Jahoda claims that the DraftKings website is largely incompatible with screen-reading software typically used by blind individuals to access sites on the Internet. DraftKings, a giant in the daily fantasy and sports betting industries, has accessibility measures in place. However,

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Website ADA Lawsuit Filed Against Golden State Warriors

Blog, Internet Law / David Klein

The Golden State Warriors (the “Warriors”) are the latest high-profile company to have a website-related American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) lawsuit filed against them. On January 21, 2021, a class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that the Warriors website, https://shop.warriors.com/, violates the ADA

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Website Accessibility Lawsuits Abound

Journal / David Klein

August 21, 2019 Website accessibility lawsuits (i.e., lawsuits alleging discrimination on the basis that websites contain access barriers that limit navigation for disabled people) increased 177% percent from 2017 to 2018 alone. These website accessibility lawsuits have been brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), which prohibits discrimination on the basis

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Website Accessibility Lawsuit Calls Foul on the Miami Heat

Blog, Internet Law, Journal, Online Marketing & Advertising Law / David Klein

August 2, 2018 A Florida man has brought a class action lawsuit against the Miami Heat Limited Partnership (“Miami Heat”) for violating Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Andres Gomez, the Plaintiff named in the website accessibility lawsuit against the Miami Heat, is alleging that, as a blind man, the Miami Heat’s

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