February 2023 Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Information

• 181 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in February.
• Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples and Consumer Durables & Apparel were targeted most.
• 7 Plaintiffs filed 44% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
• MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC filed the most complaints in February with 47 lawsuits in New York.
• Most lawsuits (86%) were filed in New York
• We detected that 17% of litigated websites in February are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

 

Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples and Consumer Durables & Apparel were targeted most in February with a combined total of 108 lawsuits (thats 59.67%)

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 17% of litigated websites in February 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

ANDREW TORO is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 15 lawsuits in February.

MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC filed the most complaints in February with 47 lawsuits in New York. STEIN SAKS, PLLC came in second place with 43 filings in New York.