October 2020 Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Information
Lawsuit Filings Per Industry
- Consumer Goods20% (38)
- Food Products20% (38)
- Apparel16% (31)
- Leisure Products7% (14)
- Educational6% (13)
Lawsuit Filings Per State
- New York72% (137)
- Florida13% (25)
- California12% (24)
- Illinois1% (2)
- Indiana0% (1)
- 190 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in October, down 10% from September.
- Food products and consumer goods industries were the most-targeted.
- New York had more lawsuits than any state has in any month before.
- WCAG 2.1 continues as the most-referenced standard in plaintiff complaints.
Plaintiffs Who Filed the Most Lawsuits
Josue Romero
34 lawsuits filed
- Josue Romero v. Araca Merchandise L.P.
- Josue Romero v. Carolina Select Brands, LLC
- Josue Romero v. Electronic Express, Inc.
- Josue Romero v. KLN Enterprises, Inc.
- Josue Romero v. The Great Lakes Potato Chip Company LLC
- Josue Romero v. The Spice & Tea Exchange Holdings, LLC
- Josue Romero v. Blue Diamond Growers
- Josue Romero v. Cafe Britt Company
- Josue Romero v. Campmor, Inc.
- Josue Romero v. First International Health Foods, LTD.
- Josue Romero v. H-E-B, LP
- Josue Romero v. Hasselblad Inc.
- Josue Romero v. Perfumes.com Inc.
- Josue Romero v. Formaggio Kitchen on Line LLC
- Josue Romero v. Ballreich Snack Food Company, LLC
- Josue Romero v. Better Made Snack Foods Incorporated
- Josue Romero v. ePromos Promotional Products, LLC
- Josue Romero v. Market House Meats
- Josue Romero v. Route 11 Potato Chips LLC
- Josue Romero v. Sterzing Food Company
- Josue Romero v. Nikon Inc.
- Josue Romero v. Sigma Corporation of America
- Josue Romero v. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
- Josue Romero v. Barbell Apparel L.L.C.
- Josue Romero v. Early Autumn, Inc.
- Josue Romero v. Pro Athlete, Inc.
- Josue Romero v. The Golf Warehouse, LLC
- Josue Romero v. Jio, Inc.
- Josue Romero v. Mushie & Co, LLC
- Josue Romero v. New Rochelle Liquors, LLC
- Josue Romero v. Unifmoney, Inc.
- Josue Romero v. Wegmans Food Markets
- Josue Romero v. Wells Enterprises, Inc.
- Josue Romero v. Wise Innovations, Inc.
ANGELES
16 lawsuits filed
- ANGELES v. Rastelli Foods DTC, LLC
- ANGELES v. Sogno Toscano Tuscan Dream, Inc.
- ANGELES v. Bahama Buck's Fanchise Corporation
- ANGELES v. Bjorn's Stereo Designs, Inc.
- ANGELES v. BW Equity LLC
- ANGELES v. Dieffenbach's Potato Chips, Inc.
- ANGELES v. Mexgrocer.com, LLC
- ANGELES v. Michael Aram Inc.
- ANGELES v. Underground Enterprises, Inc.
- ANGELES v. Bike Bandit, LLC
- ANGELES v. Molly Malone's Boutique, LLC
- ANGELES v. Onward Capital LLC
- ANGELES v. Peter Millar LLC
- ANGELES v. Scrubs & Beyond, LLC
- ANGELES v. Shildan Texere LLC
- ANGELES v. The Shade Store, LLC
PAGUADA
16 lawsuits filed
- PAGUADA v. LesserEvil LLC
- PAGUADA v. Mike-Sell's Potato Chip Co.
- PAGUADA v. Nick's LLC
- PAGUADA v. Califia Farms, LLC
- PAGUADA v. Martins Potato Chips Inc.
- PAGUADA v. Mister Bee Potato Chip Company
- PAGUADA v. Oatly Inc.
- PAGUADA v. Centric Denim USA, LLC
- PAGUADA v. W. Atlee Burpee Company
- PAGUADA v. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.
- PAGUADA v. Birthday In A Box, LLC
- PAGUADA v. Brahmin Leather Works, Inc.
- PAGUADA v. Flowers Today, Inc.
- PAGUADA v. FYF-Eve's, LLC
- PAGUADA v. Indiana Botanic Gardens Inc.
- PAGUADA v. Wolverine World Wide Inc
HEDGES
15 lawsuits filed
- HEDGES v. Samford University
- HEDGES v. University Of La Verne
- HEDGES v. Anna Maria College
- HEDGES v. Biola University, Inc.
- HEDGES v. Saint Francis University
- HEDGES v. Vanguard University Of Southern California
- HEDGES v. Brenau University, Inc.
- HEDGES v. City University Of Seattle
- HEDGES v. Weston Distance Learning, Inc.
- HEDGES v. Abilene Christian University
- HEDGES v. Bryan University, LLC
- HEDGES v. Clafin University
- HEDGES v. William Howard Taft University
- HEDGES v. Alamo Music Center, Inc.
- HEDGES v. Murrays Cheese LLC
MONEGRO
11 lawsuits filed
- MONEGRO v. Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc.
- MONEGRO v. Asia Pacific Grocers LLC
- MONEGRO v. Ranger Industries, Inc.
- MONEGRO v. Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
- MONEGRO v. JC Commerce
- MONEGRO v. Telebrands Corp.
- MONEGRO v. Air Turn, Inc.
- MONEGRO v. Ann Arbor Bivouac, Inc.
- MONEGRO v. Bradshaw International, Inc.
- MONEGRO v. Croscill Home LLC
- MONEGRO v. Greenvale Liquors, Inc.