December 2024
Monthly Website Accessibility Lawsuit Recap

Key takeaways

  • 75 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in December.
  • Retailing, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most.
  • 7 Plaintiffs filed 45% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
  • STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in December with 21 lawsuits in New York.
  • Most lawsuits (62%) were filed in New York with Illinois coming in second at 16%
  • We detected that 4% of litigated websites in December are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

 

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Lawsuits by Most-Targeted Industries

Retailing

26% (20)

Consumer Durables & Apparel

21% (16)

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

18% (14)

Consumer Services

9% (7)
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Food & Staples Retailing

9% (7)

Retailing, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most in December with a combined total of 50 lawsuits (thats 66.67%)

Lawsuit Filings Per State

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New York

62% (47)
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Illinois

16% (12)
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California

12% (9)
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Pennsylvania

4% (3)
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Florida

2% (2)
Most lawsuits (62%) were filed in New York with Illinois coming in second at 16%

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 4% of litigated websites in December 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

JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 6 lawsuits in December.

JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ

6 lawsuits filed

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  • FERNANDEZ v. TASTY RIBBON, LLC
  • FERNANDEZ v. SPARTAN RACE, INC.
  • FERNANDEZ v. NABFLY, INC.
  • FERNANDEZ v. LLARDO USA, INC.
  • FERNANDEZ v. AUDIO ADVICE, INC.
  • FERNANDEZ v. 4PATRIOTS, LLC

HOWARD WILSON

6 lawsuits filed

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  • WILSON v. ULINE, INC.
  • WILSON v. LIZZY’S FRESH COFFEE, LLC
  • WILSON v. EVERYTHING KITCHENS, LLC
  • WILSON v. EQUAL EXCHANGE, INC.
  • WILSON v. EDWARD BEINER, INC.
  • WILSON v. APOLLO TOOLS, LTD.

FELIPE FERNANDEZ

6 lawsuits filed

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  • FERNANDEZ v. URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.
  • FERNANDEZ v. THE FOUNDRY HOME GOODS, INC.
  • FERNANDEZ v. SAATCHI ONLINE, INC.
  • FERNANDEZ v. MADE TRADE GROUP, LLC
  • FERNANDEZ v. GARDENS ALIVE, INC.
  • FERNANDEZ v. BLOOMSCAPE, INC.

VINCENT CLEMENT

4 lawsuits filed

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  • CLEMENT v. TEND DENTAL, INC.
  • CLEMENT v. SAN ANTONIO SHOE, INC.
  • CLEMENT v. CANAL FURNITURE CORP.
  • CLEMENT v. BEYOND RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC

PEDRO LIZ

4 lawsuits filed

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  • LIZ v. TR Wine, LLC
  • LIZ v. Scully & Scully, Inc.
  • LIZ v. Etl of New York, Inc.
  • LIZ v. Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit, LLC

Law Firms That Filed the Most Lawsuits

STEIN SAKS, PLLC

New York
21 lawsuits filed

GABRIEL A. LEVY, P.C.

New York
9 lawsuits filed

STEIN SAKS, PLLC

Illinois
8 lawsuits filed

MANNING LAW, APC

California
8 lawsuits filed

GOTTLIEB & ASSOCIATES PLLC

New York
6 lawsuits filed

STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in December with 21 lawsuits in New York. GABRIEL A. LEVY, P.C. came in second place with 9 filings in New York.

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