Retailing, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most in December with a combined total of 50 lawsuits (thats 66.67%)
Most lawsuits (62%) were filed in New York with Illinois coming in second at 16%STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in December with 21 lawsuits in New York. GABRIEL A. LEVY, P.C. came in second place with 9 filings in New York.
Key takeaways
- 75 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in December.
- Retailing, Consumer Durables & Apparel and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most.
- 7 Plaintiffs filed 45% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
- STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in December with 21 lawsuits in New York.
- Most lawsuits (62%) were filed in New York with Illinois coming in second at 16%
- We detected that 4% of litigated websites in December are using a Third-party accessibility Overlay tool.
Third-Party Overlays
We detected that 4% 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
JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 6 lawsuits in December.