January 2024
Monthly Website Accessibility Lawsuit Recap

Key takeaways

  • 128 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in January.
  • Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Retailing were targeted most.
  • 5 Plaintiffs filed 43% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
  • STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in January with 35 lawsuits in New York.
  • Most lawsuits (64%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 18%
  • We detected that 7% of litigated websites in January are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

 

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Lawsuits by Most-Targeted Industries

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

 34% (44)

Consumer Durables & Apparel

 28% (37)

Retailing

 14% (19)

Household & Personal Products

 7% (10)

Health Care Equipment & Services

 3% (5)

Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Retailing were targeted most in January with a combined total of 100 lawsuits (thats 78.13%)

Lawsuit Filings Per State

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New York

 64% (83)
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California

 18% (24)
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Florida

 11% (15)
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Pennsylvania

 3% (4)
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North Carolina

 <1% (1)
Most lawsuits (64%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 18%

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 7% of litigated websites in January 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

ALI COLAK is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 15 lawsuits in January.

ALI COLAK

15 lawsuits filed

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  • COLAK v. WINE ART AND LIQUOR, INC.
  • COLAK v. THE MELTING POT RESTAURANTS, INC.
  • COLAK v. SUN TEES, INC.
  • COLAK v. SOFREH NYC, LLC
  • COLAK v. SMUGGLER JACK’S, INC.
  • COLAK v. SABAH SHOES, LLC
  • COLAK v. RBVHSUNPK, LLC
  • COLAK v. RAYMOUR’S FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.
  • COLAK v. R. JABBOUR & SONS, INC.
  • COLAK v. QUENTIN SMILE DENTAL SERVICES, P.C.
  • COLAK v. LAND’S END, INC.
  • COLAK v. HONEYGROW, LLC
  • COLAK v. HAPPY ZOE VEGAN BAKERY, INC.
  • COLAK v. FIVE TOWNS WINES & LIQUORS, INC.
  • COLAK v. AINSWORTH 33, LLC

SANJAY SOOKUL

14 lawsuits filed

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  • SOOKUL v. SH Beauty Inc.
  • SOOKUL v. Sauce Ventures, LLC
  • SOOKUL v. Rumpl, Inc.
  • SOOKUL v. R2NET Inc.
  • SOOKUL v. Oroboro, Inc.
  • SOOKUL v. Mantl, Inc.
  • SOOKUL v. Keep Your Cadence, Inc.
  • SOOKUL v. Happy Head, Inc.
  • SOOKUL v. Collectors Choice Comics LLC
  • SOOKUL v. Byredo USA Inc.
  • SOOKUL v. Blue Bottle Coffee, LLC
  • SOOKUL v. Bird City Comics, LLC
  • SOOKUL v. Archipelago Group, LLC
  • SOOKUL v. 40s And Shorties LLC

REBECCA CASTILLO

10 lawsuits filed

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  • CASTILLO v. VINCE, LLC
  • CASTILLO v. TECOVAS, INC
  • CASTILLO v. SUNRIGHT CORPORATION
  • CASTILLO v. RALPH’S SPORTSWEAR, LLC
  • CASTILLO v. NA HOKU, INC.
  • CASTILLO v. MY RIDEMAKER, LLC
  • CASTILLO v. LE PARFAIT GROUP LLC
  • CASTILLO v. HUDDY CORP.
  • CASTILLO v. CHALICE COLLECTIBLES,INC.
  • CASTILLO v. BLENDERS IN THE GRASS

JESSICA KARIM

10 lawsuits filed

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  • KARIM v. Vitacup, Inc.
  • KARIM v. Shop-alexis.com, LLC
  • KARIM v. S. Congress Fine Jewelers, LLC
  • KARIM v. Mai Desiree, LLC
  • KARIM v. House of Eleven, LLC
  • KARIM v. Goods Store, Inc.
  • KARIM v. From Spain, Inc.
  • KARIM v. Beeghly and Company Holdings, LLC
  • KARIM v. Barnie's II, Inc.
  • KARIM v. Banquet Tables Pro, LLC

NELSON FERNANDEZ

7 lawsuits filed

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  • FERNANDEZ v. VINCE, LLC
  • FERNANDEZ v. THE BOCA RATON, LLC
  • FERNANDEZ v. SHAPIRO FAMILY DENTISTRY, P.A.
  • FERNANDEZ v. RC/PB, LLC
  • FERNANDEZ v. MISSION BBQ MARKET PARTNERS OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA, LLC
  • FERNANDEZ v. MEAT MARKET PALM BEACH, LLC
  • FERNANDEZ v. LORO PIANA & C., INC

Law Firms That Filed the Most Lawsuits

STEIN SAKS, PLLC

New York
35 lawsuits filed

MANNING LAW, APC

California
17 lawsuits filed

THE LAW OFFICE OF MARS KHAIMOV

New York
14 lawsuits filed

GABRIEL A. LEVY, P.C.

New York
13 lawsuits filed

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

Florida
8 lawsuits filed

STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in January with 35 lawsuits in New York. MANNING LAW, APC came in second place with 17 filings in California.

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