November 2025
Monthly Website Accessibility Lawsuit Recap

Key takeaways

  • 60 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in November.
  • Retailing, Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most.
  • 10 Plaintiffs filed 72% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
  • Equal Access Law Group, PLLC filed the most complaints in November with 33 lawsuits.
  • Most lawsuits (78%) were filed in Illinois with Wisconsin coming in second at 12%
  • We detected that 40% of litigated websites in November are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.
  • 67% of the lawsuits used WCAG 2.2 as the evaluation standard.

 

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Lawsuit Filings Per Industry

Retailing

 55% (33)

Apparel

 25% (15)

Food, Beverage & Tobacco

 10% (6)

Beauty

 5% (3)
Retailing, Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most in November with a combined total of 54 lawsuits (thats 90.00%).

Lawsuit Filings Per State

Illinois

 78% (47)

Wisconsin

 11% (7)

Indiana

 5% (3)

Florida

 3% (2)
Most lawsuits (78%) were filed in Illinois with Wisconsin coming in second at 12%

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 40% of litigated websites in November 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

Dustin Youngren is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 6 lawsuits in November.

Dustin Youngren

6 lawsuits filed

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  • Dustin Youngren v. Blue Crane Studio, LLC
  • Dustin Youngren v. Decor-Ware International, Inc.
  • Dustin Youngren v. Pet Pros, LLC
  • Dustin Youngren v. Regency Furniture, Inc.
  • Dustin Youngren v. Stasher, Inc.
  • Dustin Youngren v. Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Andre Battle

5 lawsuits filed

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  • Andre Battle v. B&B Acquisition, Inc.
  • Andre Battle v. Merchbar, Inc.
  • Andre Battle v. Portage World-Wide, Inc.
  • Andre Battle v. Puckerbutt Pepper Company, LLC
  • Andre Battle v. Universal Music Group, Inc.

Caitlin Walsh

5 lawsuits filed

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  • Caitlin Walsh v. ARCHIES FOOTWEAR, LLC
  • Caitlin Walsh v. BOMBSHELL SPORTSWEAR, LLC
  • Caitlin Walsh v. GOSUPPS.COM, LLC
  • Caitlin Walsh v. ISLAND WATCH, INC.
  • Caitlin Walsh v. KAO USA, INC.

Howard Wilson

5 lawsuits filed

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  • Howard Wilson v. BRIGHTECH, INC.
  • Howard Wilson v. BUCK KNIVES, INC.
  • Howard Wilson v. CASSANDRA’S KITCHEN, LLC.
  • Howard Wilson v. DH7 ENTERPRISE, LLC
  • Howard Wilson v. T & M JEWELRY, INC.

Amelia Cazares

4 lawsuits filed

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  • Amelia Cazares v. Avli Restaurant Inc.
  • Amelia Cazares v. Dan Dan LLC
  • Amelia Cazares v. Kohler Co.
  • Amelia Cazares v. Miir Holdings, LLC

Law Firms That Filed the Most Lawsuits

Equal Access Law Group, PLLC

33 lawsuits filed

Stein Saks, PLLC

10 lawsuits filed

Horowitz Law, PLLC

7 lawsuits filed

Nye, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet LLP

6 lawsuits filed

Horowitz Law PLLC

2 lawsuits filed

Equal Access Law Group, PLLC filed the most complaints in November with 33 lawsuits. Stein Saks, PLLC came in second place with 10 filings.

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