February 2025 Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Information

• 116 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in February.
• Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Retailing were targeted most.
• 8 Plaintiffs filed 42% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
• STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in February with 31 lawsuits in New York.
• Most lawsuits (49%) were filed in New York with Illinois coming in second at 31%
• We detected that <1% of litigated websites in February are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Retailing were targeted most in February with a combined total of 80 lawsuits (thats 68.96%)

Most lawsuits (49%) were filed in New York with Illinois coming in second at 31%

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that <1% 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

TIMOTHY HERNANDEZ is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 9 lawsuits in February.

STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in February with 31 lawsuits in New York. MANNING LAW, APC came in second place with 16 filings in California.