ADA Litigation
ADA Defense Lawyer: ADA Lawsuits Are Defensible - By Jim Butler
Federal Judges Deal Further Blows to Debra Laufer’s Nationwide ADA Lawsuits Against the Hospitality Industry
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ADA Litigation
ADA Website Litigation Update - Serial Plaintiff Rebuffed - By Jim Butler
ADA website cases continue to be filed against hotels nationwide, but some courts are pushing back against serial plaintiffs. My partner, Marty Orlick, shares the news below from a website case filed in the Northern District of New York.
ADA Litigation
ADA Plaintiff Faces Felony Charges of Income Tax Evasion - By Jim Butler
A federal Grand Jury has indicted a prolific ADA plaintiff for income tax evasion. More than just an interesting story, Marty Orlick explains how this might affect current and future ADA litigation.
ADA Litigation
DA Sues to Stop Abusive ADA Litigation - By Jim Butler
Today, Marty shares some good news from Riverside, California, where the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to stop abusive ADA lawsuits filed by serial litigants.
ADA Litigation
FedEx Sued for Failures Regarding the Hearing and Speech Impaired - By Jim Butler
In its latest effort to enforce the ADA’s effective communication requirements, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in a Baltimore federal court against FedEx, charging the overnight delivery giant with failing to provide basic auxiliary aids and services to effectively communicate with its deaf, hard-of-hearing and speech impaired employees and job applicants.
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FAQs on 'Service Animal' Requirements of the ADA. What Every Hotelier Needs to Know - By Jim Butler
On September 9, 2014, Uber Technologies was sued in Federal Court in San Francisco for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California’s Unruh Act. The suit arose from the claim that UberX drivers refused to allow blind riders to bring their guide dogs.
ADA Litigation
Starwood Hotels and The Phoenician Get an Expensive (and Unnecessary) Lesson in ADA Compliance. Who's Next? - By Jim Butler
Hotel Lawyer with observations on the DOJ's ADA investigation of Starwood Hotels and The Phoenician, and the recent ADA Settlement Agreement.
ADA Litigation
ADA Pool Lift Litigation Proliferates - By Jim Butler
It has been almost a year since the Department of Justice's ADA requirement for fixed or permanent pool lifts in 'places of public accommodation' has been in effect. Now a fact (and cost) of doing business in the hospitality industry, many of our clients and friends in the industry are asking, 'what's the result of all this activity, what's going on now?' Well, after all the lobbying, education, handwringing, headaches, counseling, and expense, we can say - things went pretty much as predicted
California's Certified Access Specialist Program - Does It Provide All of the Intended ADA Protections? - By Jim Butler, Author of Www.HotelLawBlog.com
JMBM Global Hospitality Group® member, Eudeen Chang, defends hotels in ADA litigation and explains the meaning of the O'Campo decision and why he still recommends that hotel owners certify their properties under CASp.