Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Retailing were targeted most in December with a combined total of 103 lawsuits (thats 74.1%)
Most lawsuits (61%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 20%STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in December with 35 lawsuits in New York. MARS KHAIMOV LAW, PLLC came in second place with 15 filings in New York.
Key takeaways
- 139 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in December.
- Food, Beverage & Tobacco, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Retailing were targeted most.
- 9 Plaintiffs filed 41% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
- STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in December with 35 lawsuits in New York.
- Most lawsuits (61%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 20%
- We detected that 6% of litigated websites in December are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.
Third-Party Overlays
We detected that 6% of litigated websites in December 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
ALI COLAK is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 9 lawsuits in December.