Consumer Durables & Apparel, Retailing and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most in November with a combined total of 74 lawsuits (thats 74.74%)
Most lawsuits (59%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 19%STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in November with 16 lawsuits in New York. MANNING LAW, APC came in second place with 14 filings in California.
Key takeaways
- 99 website accessibility lawsuits were filed in November.
- Consumer Durables & Apparel, Retailing and Food, Beverage & Tobacco were targeted most.
- 9 Plaintiffs filed 40% of the month's website accessibility lawsuits.
- STEIN SAKS, PLLC filed the most complaints in November with 16 lawsuits in New York.
- Most lawsuits (59%) were filed in New York with California coming in second at 19%
- None of the litigated Websites in November seemed to employ Third-party Overlay tools.
Third-Party Overlays
None of the litigated Websites in November 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
LUNIQUE AGOSTINI is the most litigious website accessibility plaintiff, filing 6 lawsuits in November.