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[Webinar] ADA Website Compliance Obligations for Businesses - October 23rd, 1:00 pm EST

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As in years past, the number of lawsuits filed against hotels, restaurants, and other places of public accommodation alleging that their websites violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) has continued to rise...more

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Supreme Court Sidesteps Ruling on ADA ‘Tester’ Case... For Now

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The Supreme Court earlier this month declined to address who has standing to sue a business whose website violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, the justices unanimously remanded...more

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SCOTUS keeps issue of “tester” standing alive, dismissing ADA website appeal as moot

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On December 5, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, declined to substantively address a question businesses across the country have been eager to resolve: That is, whether a “tester”...more

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The Supreme Court Keeps Issue of “Tester” Standing Alive, Dismissing ADA Website Appeal as Moot

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On December 5, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, declined to substantively address a question businesses across the country have been eager to resolve: That is, whether a “tester”...more

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Supreme Court punts question on ‘tester’ standing for ADA Title III violations

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After the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on the propriety of “tester” standing (Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer), interested parties have anxiously awaited the Supreme Court’s much-needed guidance on who may sue for...more

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With Fourth and Inches, SCOTUS Punts Standing Issue of ADA Accommodation “Testers”

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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued its much anticipated ruling in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer vacating the matter as moot. Doing so, SCOTUS left private business owners grappling with the existing...more

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SCOTUS Punts on Whether ADA “Testers” Have Standing in Acheson v. Laufer

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  SCOTUS’s refusal to clarify standing requirements for “tester” plaintiffs in ADA Title III lawsuits means it’s business as usual for the plaintiffs’ bar....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - December 5, 2023

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision: Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, No. 22-429: Deborah Laufer sued hundreds of hotels under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §...more

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SCOTUS Leaves Businesses Hanging: Your 4-Step Plan to Avoid ADA Accommodation “Tester” Cases

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After waiting nearly a year for a decision that would have provided businesses with some much-needed clarity (and hopefully some relief), the Supreme Court tossed from its docket a case involving a legal “tester” who “surfed...more

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Acheson v. Laufer

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  SCOTUS asked revealing questions in Wednesday's Acheson v. Laufer oral argument, but left attendees wondering whether the Court will provide much-needed guidance on the so-called “tester standing” issue...more

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Plaintiff-Friendly New York Courts Change Course in Three Recent Decisions in Website Accessibility Cases

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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

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SCOTUS UPDATE:  Opening Brief Filed in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer

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Seyfarth synopsis: The opening brief in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, the first case to reach the U.S. Supreme Court in more than 18 years, was filed yesterday....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Testing, Testing – U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh In on Whether ADA Accessibility “Testers” Have Standing to Sue

Can someone who has no intention of using your services or buying your products sue you because your website is not accessible? In Acheson Hotels v. Laufer, the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether...more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Resolve Circuit Split Over Whether ‘Testers’ Have Standing to Pursue ADA Suits

The Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear a case concerning a self-appointed “tester’s” standing to bring claims alleging a hotel violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide...more

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SCOTUS Will Hear Case About ADA Accommodation “Tester” Who Sued Business She Never Planned to Visit

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The Supreme Court just agreed on Monday to weigh in on whether a private citizen can serve as a legal “tester” that goes from business to business looking for – and suing for – alleged violations of the Americans with...more

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SCOTUS agrees to hear ADA case on standing of website tester

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case in which the question presented is whether an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) “tester” has Article III standing to challenge a place of public...more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Future of ADA Hotel Litigation

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear the case of Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer  and finally resolve the question of whether “tester” plaintiffs have standing to sue a hotel company that fails to...more

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SCOTUS Agrees to Resolve A Circuit Split on Tester Standing in ADA Title III Cases

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Seyfarth Synopsis: SCOTUS grants certiorari on an ADA Title III case for the first time in 18 years to resolve a circuit split on whether an ADA plaintiff has standing to sue without having any intention of frequenting the...more

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Standing in the Shoes of a Non-Injured Plaintiff

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On March 18, 2022, the Second Circuit (covering New York, Connecticut, and Vermont) dismissed a claim under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) for lack of standing, holding that a website “tester” who...more

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NY Federal Judge Puts the Kibosh on 17 Reservations Website Lawsuits Filed by Same Plaintiff

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  After holding a consolidated evidentiary hearing, District Judge Brenda K. Sannes concluded that Plaintiff Deborah Laufer did not have standing to bring 17 lawsuits alleging that hotels failed to provide...more

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Northern District of New York Orders Serial Plaintiff to Justify Standing in Over 27 Separate Hotel Reservations Website Lawsuits

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Northern District of New York sees far fewer ADA Title III lawsuits than its Eastern and Southern counterparts and apparently has no patience for serial plaintiffs with flimsy boilerplate filings. ...more

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California Court Of Appeal’s Midvale Decision Opens The Floodgates For More Website Accessibility Lawsuits

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Seyfarth synopsis: California Court of Appeal affirms ruling that inaccessible restaurant website violated the Unruh Act and orders that restaurant website comply with WCAG 2.0 Level AA....more

Troutman Pepper

California Appellate Court Adopts Broad Standing for Claims Based on Asserted ADA Violations

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The California Supreme Court recently issued a ruling in White v. Square, Inc. that suggested standing to assert claims against websites for violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act will be interpreted very broadly. In a case...more

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Sixth Circuit Holds Nonmember of Credit Union Lacks Standing to Bring ADA Claim Based on Allegedly Inaccessible Website

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In Brintley v. Aeroquip Credit Union et al., Case Nos. 18-2326/2328 (August 8, 2019), the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order dismissing an Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) claim alleging that the defendant...more

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California Supreme Court Decision Could Expand Standing for Website Accessibility Claims

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Evolving case law regarding website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and comparable state laws continues to impact companies across the country. In the past, courts have required plaintiffs to...more

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