September 2023 Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Information

• 137 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in September.
• Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Retailing were targeted most.
• 7 Plaintiffs filed 43% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
• STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in September with 37 lawsuits in New York.
• Most lawsuits (81%) were filed in New York
• We detected that 3% of litigated websites in September are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel, Food, Beverage & Tobacco and Retailing were targeted most in September with a combined total of 102 lawsuits (thats 74.46%)

Third-Party Overlays

We detected that 3% of litigated websites in September 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.

Plaintiffs Who Filed the Most Lawsuits

HAKAN DURANTAS is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 13 lawsuits in September.

STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in September with 37 lawsuits in New York. MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC came in second place with 30 filings in New York.