October 2025
Monthly Website Accessibility Lawsuit Recap

Key takeaways

  • 95 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in October.
  • Retailing, Beauty, Consumer Services were targeted most.
  • 10 Plaintiffs filed 55% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
  • Equal Access Law Group, PLLC filed the most complaints in October with 34 lawsuits.
  • Most lawsuits (47%) were filed in New York with Illinois coming in second at 43%
  • We detected that 42% of litigated websites in October are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.
  • 48% of the lawsuits used WCAG 2.1 as the evaluation standard.

 

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Lawsuit Filings Per Industry

Retailing

 52% (50)

Beauty

 15% (15)

Consumer Services

 13% (13)

Apparel

 12% (12)
Retailing, Beauty, Consumer Services were targeted most in October with a combined total of 78 lawsuits (thats 82.11%).

Lawsuit Filings Per State

New York

 47% (45)

Illinois

 43% (41)

Indiana

 4% (4)

Florida

 3% (3)
Most lawsuits (47%) were filed in New York with Illinois coming in second at 43%

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 42% of litigated websites in October 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

Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 8 lawsuits in October.

Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez

8 lawsuits filed

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  • Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez v. KSR Venture, LLC
  • Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez v. Linus Technology Mergersub, LLC
  • Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez v. Natural Catch Seafoods LLC
  • Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez v. Organifi, LLC
  • Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez v. Purely Elizabeth LLC
  • Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez v. Steamery US Inc.
  • Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez v. UVNV, LLC
  • Judith Adela Fernandez Martinez v. Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks, Inc.

Timothy Hernandez

6 lawsuits filed

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  • Timothy Hernandez v. COOKIES KIDS.COM, INC.
  • Timothy Hernandez v. CZS GROUP, LLC
  • Timothy Hernandez v. FRETCA, LLC
  • Timothy Hernandez v. GOGO FURNITURE CORPORATION
  • Timothy Hernandez v. MARIBEL’S SWEETS, INC.
  • Timothy Hernandez v. MURRAY’S CHEESE, LLC

Victor Lopez

6 lawsuits filed

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  • Victor Lopez v. CIRCUSTRIX HOLDINGS, LLC
  • Victor Lopez v. EMERALD LABS, INC.
  • Victor Lopez v. FIFTH KINGDOM LLC
  • Victor Lopez v. FLEXTAIL TECHNOLOGY (USA) INC.
  • Victor Lopez v. GEO MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
  • Victor Lopez v. MONAT GLOBAL CORP.

Washington Moran

6 lawsuits filed

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  • Washington Moran v. ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS, LLC
  • Washington Moran v. CAMPANELLI PRODUCTS, LLC
  • Washington Moran v. EZAKI GLICO USA CORPORATION
  • Washington Moran v. FEDEX CORPORATION
  • Washington Moran v. JADE LEAF, LLC
  • Washington Moran v. PETER MILLAR LLC

Laurence Wills

6 lawsuits filed

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  • Laurence Wills v. ALUMNI OF NY, INC.
  • Laurence Wills v. GRAND STREET FOOD AND WINE, LLC
  • Laurence Wills v. JOJU MT, LLC
  • Laurence Wills v. POPPY’S CAFÉ + BAKERY, LLC
  • Laurence Wills v. ROLL-N-ROASTER CORP.
  • Laurence Wills v. TESOLIFE US, INC.

Law Firms That Filed the Most Lawsuits

Equal Access Law Group, PLLC

34 lawsuits filed

Gottlieb & Associates PLLC

21 lawsuits filed

Stein Saks, PLLC

15 lawsuits filed

Nye, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet LLP

14 lawsuits filed

Joseph & Norinsberg, LLC

9 lawsuits filed

Equal Access Law Group, PLLC filed the most complaints in October with 34 lawsuits. Gottlieb & Associates PLLC came in second place with 21 filings.

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