April 2024 Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Information

• 101 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in April.
• Consumer Durables & Apparel, Retailing and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most.
• 4 Plaintiffs filed 44% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
• MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC filed the most complaints in April with 22 lawsuits in New York.
• Most lawsuits (66%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 20%
• We detected that 7% of litigated websites in April are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel, Retailing and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most in April with a combined total of 72 lawsuits (thats 71.28%)

Most lawsuits (66%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 20%

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 7% of litigated websites in April are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

Typically overlays, or widgets, apply a third-party's source code to the existing webpage in an effort to change the user experience by overriding or altering elements of the page. Overlays are often used in-place of manual identification and resolution of accessibility barriers. Because such overlays try to hide underlying accessibility issues, their effectiveness is debated and their use seems to promote the idea that website operators need not concern themselves with the accessibility of their webpages. There has been an increase in the number of lawsuits against websites that use third-party overlays.

Plaintiffs Who Filed the Most Lawsuits

JESSICA KARIM is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 21 lawsuits in April.

MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC filed the most complaints in April with 22 lawsuits in New York. GABRIEL A. LEVY, P.C. came in second place with 22 filings in New York.