July 2023 Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Information

• 194 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in July.
• Consumer Durables & Apparel, Retailing and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most.
• 10 Plaintiffs filed 42% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
• THE LAW OFFICE OF NOOR A. SAAB, ESQ. filed the most complaints in July with 34 lawsuits in New York.
• Most lawsuits (68%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 18%
• We detected that 6% of litigated websites in July are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel, Retailing and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most in July with a combined total of 128 lawsuits (thats 65.98%)

Most lawsuits (68%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 18%

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 6% of litigated websites in July 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

FELIX CASTRO is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 16 lawsuits in July.

THE LAW OFFICE OF NOOR A. SAAB, ESQ. filed the most complaints in July with 34 lawsuits in New York. MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC came in second place with 32 filings in New York.