Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Retailing were targeted most in August with a combined total of 37 lawsuits (thats 75.51%)
Most lawsuits (46%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 38%MANNING LAW, APC filed the most complaints in August with 10 lawsuits in California. PACIFIC TRIAL ATTORNEYS, APC came in second place with 8 filings in California.
Key takeaways
- 49 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in August.
- Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Retailing were targeted most.
- 7 Plaintiffs filed 40% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
- MANNING LAW, APC filed the most complaints in August with 10 lawsuits in California.
- Most lawsuits (46%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 38%
- None of the litigated Websites in August seemed to employ Third-party Overlay tools.
Third-Party Overlays
None of the litigated Websites in August seemed to employ Third-party Overlay tools.
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
LUIS LICEA is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 4 lawsuits in August.