August 2024
Monthly Website Accessibility Lawsuit Recap

Key takeaways

  • 49 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in August.
  • Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Retailing were targeted most.
  • 7 Plaintiffs filed 40% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
  • MANNING LAW, APC filed the most complaints in August with 10 lawsuits in California.
  • Most lawsuits (46%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 38%
  • None of the litigated Websites in August seemed to employ Third-party Overlay tools.

 

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Lawsuits by Most-Targeted Industries

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

 28% (14)

Consumer Durables & Apparel

 26% (13)

Retailing

 20% (10)

Health Care Equipment & Services

 8% (4)

Household & Personal Products

 4% (2)

Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Retailing were targeted most in August with a combined total of 37 lawsuits (thats 75.51%)

Lawsuit Filings Per State

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New York

 46% (23)
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California

 38% (19)
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Florida

 10% (5)
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Pennsylvania

 2% (1)
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Minnesota

 2% (1)
Most lawsuits (46%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 38%

Third-Party Overlays

None of the litigated Websites in August seemed to employ Third-party Overlay tools.

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

LUIS LICEA is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 4 lawsuits in August.

LUIS LICEA

4 lawsuits filed

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  • LICEA v. PROPHET WORLD BEAT PRODUCTIONS
  • LICEA v. MB PALMILLA INC.
  • LICEA v. LUV2EAT CORP.
  • LICEA v. LUNASIA GROUP

REBECCA CASTILLO

3 lawsuits filed

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  • CASTILLO v. THE ORIGINAL PANCAKE HOUSE RESTAURANT, INC.
  • CASTILLO v. TEISHOKUYA OF TOKYO
  • CASTILLO v. CITIZEN WATCH COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC.

JENNIFER CARBINE

3 lawsuits filed

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  • CARBINE v. MICC FOOD, INC.
  • CARBINE v. CALIFORNIA PATIENTS ALLIANCE, INC.
  • CARBINE v. AWAN ICE LLC

ENRIQUE ALVEAR

3 lawsuits filed

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  • ALVEAR v. ZV NY, INC.
  • ALVEAR v. WILLIAMS - SONOMA STORES, INC.
  • ALVEAR v. PIONEERING RESORTS & RESTAURANTS, LLC

CARLTON KNOWLES

3 lawsuits filed

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  • KNOWLES v. WILDLY ORGANIC LLC
  • KNOWLES v. VALHALLA TEA COMPANY LLC
  • KNOWLES v. THE REPUBLIC OF TEA, INC.

Law Firms That Filed the Most Lawsuits

MANNING LAW, APC

California
10 lawsuits filed

PACIFIC TRIAL ATTORNEYS, APC

California
8 lawsuits filed

GOTTLIEB & ASSOCIATES PLLC

New York
7 lawsuits filed

STEIN SAKS, PLLC

New York
4 lawsuits filed

RODERICK V. HANNAH, ESQ., P.A.

Florida
4 lawsuits filed

MANNING LAW, APC filed the most complaints in August with 10 lawsuits in California. PACIFIC TRIAL ATTORNEYS, APC came in second place with 8 filings in California.

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