April 2025
Monthly Website Accessibility Lawsuit Recap

Key takeaways

  • 82 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in April.
  • Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Retailing were targeted most.
  • 6 Plaintiffs filed 43% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
  • EQUAL ACCESS LAW GROUP, PLLC filed the most complaints in April with 26 lawsuits in Illinois.
  • Most lawsuits (32%) were filed in Illinois with California coming in second at 29%
  • We detected that 2% of litigated websites in April are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

 

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Lawsuits by Most-Targeted Industries

Consumer Durables & Apparel

 39% (32)

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

 19% (16)

Retailing

 10% (9)

Food & Staples Retailing

 9% (8)

Household & Personal Products

 6% (5)

Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Retailing were targeted most in April with a combined total of 57 lawsuits (thats 69.51%)

Lawsuit Filings Per State

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Illinois

 32% (27)
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California

 29% (24)
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New York

 25% (21)
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Florida

 6% (5)
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Minnesota

 4% (4)
Most lawsuits (32%) were filed in Illinois with California coming in second at 29%

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 2% 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.

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Plaintiffs Who Filed the Most Lawsuits

PERLA MAGENO is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 11 lawsuits in April.

PERLA MAGENO

11 lawsuits filed

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  • MAGENO v. YMMY LLC
  • MAGENO v. VENICE PARTNERS HENSHEY BAG, LLC
  • MAGENO v. THE BAKED BEAR, LLC
  • MAGENO v. IL CONO LLC
  • MAGENO v. HOKEY POKEY LLC
  • MAGENO v. FARM CUP COFFEE LLC
  • MAGENO v. EAT FANTASTIC 4, INC.
  • MAGENO v. CREAMY BOYS EL SEGUNDO LLC
  • MAGENO v. BIG SKY CATERING SERVICE LLC
  • MAGENO v. ALOHA STACKS, LLC
  • MAGENO v. A TEA MOMENT LLC

REBECCA CASTILLO

7 lawsuits filed

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  • CASTILLO v. YVES SAINT LAURENT AMERICA, INC.
  • CASTILLO v. MARIE CALLENDERS, INC
  • CASTILLO v. MARGARITAVILLE ENTERPRISES, LLC
  • CASTILLO v. JEROME’S FURNITURE WAREHOUSE
  • CASTILLO v. E.T. MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
  • CASTILLO v. DIESEL U.S.A., INC.
  • CASTILLO v. ALTMEMORY, INC.

JAMES EVANS

5 lawsuits filed

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  • EVANS v. Waterfield Designs, Inc.
  • EVANS v. SkinnyCorp, LLC
  • EVANS v. Seaside Breeze, Inc.
  • EVANS v. Mountain Khakis, Inc.
  • EVANS v. Golfballs.com, Inc.

DEBBIE PITTMAN

5 lawsuits filed

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  • PITTMAN v. The Upside (North America), LLC
  • PITTMAN v. Prettylittlething.com, USA, Inc.
  • PITTMAN v. Pixie Market, Inc.
  • PITTMAN v. Hobbs London, Inc.
  • PITTMAN v. Elmhurst Milked Direct, LLC

MICHAEL SANDOVAL

4 lawsuits filed

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  • SANDOVAL v. TRGC LLC
  • SANDOVAL v. PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE, L.C.
  • SANDOVAL v. KUSH ALLEY, INC.
  • SANDOVAL v. GREEN LEAF CAREGIVERS

Law Firms That Filed the Most Lawsuits

EQUAL ACCESS LAW GROUP, PLLC

Illinois
26 lawsuits filed

MANNING LAW, APC

California
24 lawsuits filed

STEIN SAKS, PLLC

New York
6 lawsuits filed

THRONDSET MICHENFELDER, LLC

Minnesota
4 lawsuits filed

MIZRAHI KROUB LLP

New York
4 lawsuits filed

EQUAL ACCESS LAW GROUP, PLLC filed the most complaints in April with 26 lawsuits in Illinois. MANNING LAW, APC came in second place with 24 filings in California.

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