March was a record-breaking month, with the 248 website accessibility lawsuits filed in March representing the highest single-month total in our database's history. Notably, for the second month in a row, WCAG 2.0 was referenced more often than WCAG 2.1.
In February there were 218 website accessibility lawsuits filed. More than 60% of them were filed in New York and more than 95% cite a lack of WCAG compliance. Interestingly, WCAG 2.0 was referenced more often than WCAG 2.1, although that's unlikely to become a lasting trend.
With 137 lawsuits filed in January, the year is off to a slightly slower start, but there's no reason to believe these cases are disappearing any time soon. It was interesting to see that only four more cases in January cited WCAG 2.1 than cited WCAG 2.0 and that one of the plaintiffs who filed the most lawsuits resides in Florida. Beyond that, January stayed true to the preceding months' trends.
The 230 lawsuits filed in December were the most in any month of the year. Unsurprisingly, the consumer goods industry was targeted the most. Notably, one plaintiff filed more than 15% of total lawsuits.
Many of the year's top trends continued in November, as New York saw the most lawsuits for the seventh straight month, WCAG 2.1 reigns supreme, and the consumer goods industry was targeted the most.
Lawsuits filed continue to hover around 200, with the bulk coming out of New York. WCAG 2.1 dominates as the most-cited standard across the board, with the food products industry surging in targets in October.
September had the most website accessibility lawsuits filed in any month this year. New York had more than every other state combined, and WCAG 2.1 has secured itself as the most-referenced standard in complaints.
