Monthly report
Digital accessibility lawsuitsJanuary 2026
Federal website accessibility lawsuits jumped 54% in January 2026, with 262 complaints filed across 15 states.
Counts cover all 262 filings, and the percentages come from an in-depth review of 102 of them.
Repeat litigation fell but remains the norm. 61% of complaints were brought by someone who has sued over a website before, down from 91% in December.
Equal Access Law Group PLLC filed 60% of the complaints, down from 64% in December but still the dominant filer.
One plaintiff, James Murphy, accounts for 49 earlier cases in the archive. Andre Battle and Constance Henry each have 45.
Being sued once does not end it. 21 of this month's defendants are already in the archive.
Florida saw 46% of the filings, more than Illinois and New York combined.
Read the full report
The headline figures are open to everyone. The report behind this form is the working detail: what the 102 complaints we read actually said, and every company, plaintiff and firm involved across all 262 filings.
- What the complaints alleged, set against what scanners actually find
- The relief asked for, the laws cited and the WCAG version named
- Every company sued this month, with its industry and filing date
- The defendants already in our archive
- Where the cases were filed, across 15 states
- The plaintiffs behind them and the firms acting for them