November 2022 Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Information

• 127 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in November.
• Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Services were targeted most.
• 5 Plaintiffs filed 45% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
• MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC filed the most complaints in November with 28 lawsuits in New York.
• Most lawsuits (73%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 23%
• None of the litigated Websites in November seemed to employ Third-party Overlay tools.

 

Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Services were targeted most in November with a combined total of 83 lawsuits (thats 65.36%)

Most lawsuits (73%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 23%

Third-Party Overlays

None of the litigated Websites in November 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.

Plaintiffs Who Filed the Most Lawsuits

DANIEL RODRIGUEZ is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 14 lawsuits in November.

MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC filed the most complaints in November with 28 lawsuits in New York. MANNING LAW, APC came in second place with 26 filings in California.