May 2024
Monthly Website Accessibility Lawsuit Recap

Key takeaways

  • 114 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in May.
  • Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Household & Personal Products were targeted most.
  • 7 Plaintiffs filed 42% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
  • STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in May with 33 lawsuits in New York.
  • Most lawsuits (73%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 20%
  • None of the litigated Websites in May seemed to employ Third-party Overlay tools.

 

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Lawsuits by Most-Targeted Industries

Consumer Durables & Apparel

 33% (38)

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

 15% (18)

Household & Personal Products

 14% (17)

Retailing

 13% (15)

Food & Staples Retailing

 6% (7)

Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Household & Personal Products were targeted most in May with a combined total of 73 lawsuits (thats 64.03%)

Lawsuit Filings Per State

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New York

 73% (84)
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California

 20% (23)
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Pennsylvania

 6% (7)
Most lawsuits (73%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 20%

Third-Party Overlays

None of the litigated Websites in May seemed to employ Third-party Overlay tools.

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

AMANIE RILEY is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 14 lawsuits in May.

AMANIE RILEY

14 lawsuits filed

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  • RILEY v. Tuckernuck, Inc.
  • RILEY v. St. John Knits, Inc.
  • RILEY v. Premier Shop, Inc.
  • RILEY v. One Kings Lane, LLC
  • RILEY v. Misahara Jewelry, LLC
  • RILEY v. JP Boden Services, Inc.
  • RILEY v. James Michelle Jewelry, LLC
  • RILEY v. Inca Boot Company, LLC
  • RILEY v. Garnet Hill, Inc.
  • RILEY v. DNVB, Inc.
  • RILEY v. Deux Mains Distribution, LLC
  • RILEY v. Charix, LLC
  • RILEY v. Boston Proper, LLC
  • RILEY v. Boston Foundry, Inc.

ANGELA WAHAB

7 lawsuits filed

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  • WAHAB v. ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG., CO.
  • WAHAB v. MIN NEW YORK, INC.
  • WAHAB v. MEYER CORPORATION, U.S.
  • WAHAB v. KWAN HOON, INC.
  • WAHAB v. GOOD BOY BOB, INC.
  • WAHAB v. BEYOND, INC.
  • WAHAB v. A.P.P. GROUP, INC.

TIMOTHY HERNANDEZ

6 lawsuits filed

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  • HERNANDEZ v. UNIQLO USA, LLC
  • HERNANDEZ v. TUMI, INC.
  • HERNANDEZ v. THE CITIZENRY, INC.
  • HERNANDEZ v. TAPESTRY, INC.
  • HERNANDEZ v. PETER MANNING, LLC
  • HERNANDEZ v. EAST VILLAGE HATS, INC.

MATTHEW GOMBERG

6 lawsuits filed

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  • GOMBERG v. Safian & Rudolph, Inc.
  • GOMBERG v. Philadelphia Dental, Inc.
  • GOMBERG v. Bond Jewelers, Inc.
  • GOMBERG v. BBST, LLC
  • GOMBERG v. Bassett’s Ice Cream Company
  • GOMBERG v. Angela Monaco Jewelry, LLC

DAMIAN MARTIN

6 lawsuits filed

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  • MARTIN v. WILLIAMSBURG RUNNING COMPANY, LLC
  • MARTIN v. SECOND DESI GALLI, LLC
  • MARTIN v. GRAHAM WINE & LIQUOR, LTD.
  • MARTIN v. BROOKLYN BAGEL & COFFEE COMPANY, LTD.
  • MARTIN v. ALTERATION GROUP OF NY, LLC
  • MARTIN v. ALL MAJOR APPLIANCES, INC.

Law Firms That Filed the Most Lawsuits

STEIN SAKS, PLLC

New York
33 lawsuits filed

MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC

New York
24 lawsuits filed

PACIFIC TRIAL ATTORNEYS, APC

California
16 lawsuits filed

GABRIEL A. LEVY, P.C.

New York
10 lawsuits filed

SHAKED LAW GROUP, P.C.

New York
6 lawsuits filed

STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in May with 33 lawsuits in New York. MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC came in second place with 24 filings in New York.

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