2021-03-17: Updated: 2021-03-17 15:41:40 California’s Central District tries to curb high frequency ADA litigant filings by declining supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims by Martin H. Orlick
2021-03-12: Updated: 2021-03-12 17:11:44 ADA Lawsuits Over Passenger Loading Zones Are On the Rise by Stuart Tubis
2021-02-12: Updated: 2021-03-05 13:10:01 Whitaker v. Tesla Motors – the end of cookie-cutter ADA complaints? by Martin H. Orlick
2021-02-01: Updated: 2021-02-02 12:47:48 Hotels must list accessible features on the web or risk being sued by Martin H. Orlick
2020-12-30: Updated: 2021-01-08 21:20:33 The Court Dismisses ADA Lawsuit for Lack of Standing – Proving Once Again These Cases Can Be Won by Martin H. Orlick
2020-12-21: Updated: 2020-12-21 13:28:29 ADA Website “Tester’s” Lawsuit Dismissed – Again by Martin H. Orlick
2020-12-15: Updated: 2020-12-15 14:38:41 Emotional Support Animals Now Banned on Commercial Flights by Martin H. Orlick
2020-11-30: Updated: 2020-12-15 14:41:30 Federal Judges Deal Further Blows to Deborah Laufer’s Nationwide ADA Lawsuits Against the Hospitality Industry by Martin H. Orlick
2020-06-08: Updated: 2020-06-08 10:29:54 ADA Website Litigation Update — Serial Plaintiff Gets No “Lucky Charm” from New York Federal Judge by Martin H. Orlick
2020-04-15: Updated: 2020-04-15 15:02:18 What To Do If You’ve Been Sued Under The ADA (Title III) by Stuart Tubis
2020-02-26: Updated: 2020-02-26 10:07:01 ADA Requires Hotels To Describe Accessibility Features On Website by Stuart Tubis
2020-01-10: Updated: 2020-01-10 11:52:18 ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits Won’t Go Away in 2020: Part 3 – Website reservations – ADA litigation specific to hotels by Martin H. Orlick
2020-01-07: Updated: 2020-01-07 11:41:15 The ADA and Service Animals – Don’t Horse Around by Martin H. Orlick
2020-01-02: Updated: 2020-01-10 11:54:57 ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits Won’t Go Away in 2020: Part 2 – Rights to Due Process and Standing Requirements by Martin H. Orlick
2019-12-23: Updated: 2020-01-10 11:56:31 ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits Won’t Go Away in 2020: Part 1 – How We Got Here by Martin H. Orlick
2019-10-11: Updated: 2019-10-11 15:12:56 ADA Website Compliance: It’s back to the trial court for Domino’s Pizza by Martin H. Orlick
2019-10-07: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:44:28 Curbing Abusive ADA Litigation: Central District Judges Move to Control Their Dockets by Martin H. Orlick
2019-05-29: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:32:28 Serial ADA Plaintiff Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Income Tax Evasion by Martin H. Orlick
2019-05-21: Updated: 2021-01-11 16:35:31 Riverside County DA drops the hammer on ADA litigant and counsel to stop abusive litigation by Martin H. Orlick
2018-06-22: Updated: 2020-02-25 16:08:49 Are your electric vehicle charging stations accessible to disabled guests under California’s latest regulations? by Martin H. Orlick
2017-11-20: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:30:27 New Mexico Judge Dismisses 99 ADA Lawsuits as Fraudulent and Malicious — Entertains Sanction Motions by Martin H. Orlick
2017-01-06: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:20:10 ADA Defense Lawyer: Tenants not liable for common areas by Martin H. Orlick
2016-10-20: Updated: 2020-01-07 11:42:59 ADA Compliance & Defense Lawyer: Court hits Uber and Lyft for ADA Violations by Martin H. Orlick
2016-10-16: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:38:42 Is your website accessible to the blind and vision impaired? by Martin H. Orlick
2016-10-13: Updated: 2019-10-01 15:45:33 Case Dismissed: Judge Rules that Plaintiff’s Pool Lift ADA Cases Have No Place in Federal Court by Martin H. Orlick
2016-05-02: Updated: 2019-10-01 15:47:18 Federal Judge Takes Decisive Action to Protect Hotels from ADA Abuse by a High Frequency Litigant by Martin H. Orlick
2016-02-23: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:22:16 ADA Compliance & Defense Lawyer Update: Lawmakers consider steps to limit abusive ADA lawsuits by Martin H. Orlick
2015-12-08: Updated: 2019-10-07 16:20:38 Five Things Any Business Should Know About Web Accessibility by Stuart Tubis
2015-02-03: Updated: 2020-01-28 10:47:52 Just published: The ADA Compliance and Defense Guide — free download by Martin H. Orlick
2015-01-01: Updated: 2019-10-02 15:26:11 ADA Issues on Websites: Department of Justice Poised to Adopt Accessible Website Standards by Martin H. Orlick
2014-11-07: Updated: 2019-10-01 16:16:00 ADA Lawyer: FedEx sued for failures regarding the hearing and speech impaired by Martin H. Orlick
2014-09-16: Updated: 2019-10-01 16:19:54 FAQs about the ADA’s legal requirements for service animals by Martin H. Orlick
2014-01-06: Updated: 2019-11-20 16:36:44 ADA Lawyer: What you can learn from the DOJ’s settlement agreement with Starwood and The Phoenician by Martin H. Orlick
2013-11-06: Updated: 2019-10-11 14:34:31 Failure to install fixed pool lifts spawning ADA lawsuits by Martin H. Orlick
2013-04-07: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:10:24 ADA defense lawyer: A blast against frivolous, serial ADA lawsuits by Martin H. Orlick
2013-01-30: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:06:26 Will California law changes discourage abusive ADA litigation? The jury is still out . . . by Martin H. Orlick
2013-01-20: Updated: 2019-10-11 14:37:35 DOJ sues 3 of NYC’s top Zagat-rated restaurants for ADA violations by Martin H. Orlick
2013-01-14: Updated: 2019-10-02 15:45:21 ADA Defense Lawyer: Pool lift deadline of January 31, 2013 looms, but may be a diversion from enterprise-wide ADA compliance by Martin H. Orlick
2012-05-18: Updated: 2019-10-02 15:47:54 ADA compliance and defense lawyer alert: ADA pool lift deadline extended to January 31, 2013 by Martin H. Orlick
2012-05-07: Updated: 2019-10-11 14:39:50 ADA compliance and defense lawyer alert: Charles Schwab settles claim over website accessibility by Martin H. Orlick
2012-03-27: Updated: 2019-10-02 15:52:09 ADA Defense Lawyer: AH&LA supported legislation would give 1 year delay for pool lift requirements by Martin H. Orlick
2012-03-16: Updated: 2019-10-02 15:54:43 ADA Defense Lawyer: What does the ADA pool lift compliance extension mean to you? by Martin H. Orlick
2012-03-06: Updated: 2019-10-02 15:57:03 ADA defense and compliance lawyer: More clarification or confusion on March 15, 2012 ADA standards? by Martin H. Orlick
2012-02-25: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:13:08 GlobeSt.com interviews JMBM’s ADA Defense and Compliance Lawyers by Martin H. Orlick
2012-02-24: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:15:38 ADA ALERT – A call to action before the March 15, 2012 ADA deadline by Martin H. Orlick
2012-02-08: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:16:39 ADA Compliance & Defense Lawyer Advisory: DOJ clarifies March 15, 2012 mandatory pool lift requirement by Martin H. Orlick
2012-02-07: Updated: 2019-11-20 14:53:21 ADA Defense & Compliance Lawyer: New ADA compliance standards for golf courses. What do they mean to you? by Martin H. Orlick
2011-11-21: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:05:46 ADA Defense & Compliance Lawyer: New ADA regulations kick in soon. Say goodbye to "grandfathering" under the ADA by Martin H. Orlick
2011-10-03: Updated: 2020-01-07 09:26:20 ADA Compliance & Defense Lawyer: Updating Service Animal Policies for Your “Place of public accommodation” by Martin H. Orlick
2011-05-23: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:24:21 ADA Defense & Compliance Lawyer on How to quickly lose business: no ADA-compliant reservation system by Martin H. Orlick
2011-02-28: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:48:23 Buying a Hotel? Don’t buy an ADA lawsuit or DOJ Investigation by Martin H. Orlick
2011-01-20: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:35:40 Auxiliary Aids: How a recent ADA case affects all hotels but particularly conference centers and meeting hotels by Martin H. Orlick
2011-01-03: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:38:15 ADA Defense & Compliance Lawyer Alert: Hilton’s ADA Settlement with the Department of Justice: Precedent-setting agreement delivers more than removing architectural barriers by Martin H. Orlick
2010-12-01: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:40:26 ADA Defense & Compliance Lawyer: California’s Certified Access Specialist program — Does it provide all of the intended ADA protections? by Martin H. Orlick
2010-10-02: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:42:21 ADA Defense & Compliance Lawyer Alert: New Regulations Now in Effect by Martin H. Orlick
2010-06-28: Updated: 2019-10-02 16:50:27 Hotel ADA defense lawyer: Department of Justice (DOJ) ADA enforcement "sweeps" hit the West Coast. What you need to know now. by Martin H. Orlick
2010-06-15: Updated: 2019-10-03 12:03:27 Hotel ADA defense Lawyer: The end to sue-and-settle "drive bys" in California? by Martin H. Orlick
2010-03-28: Updated: 2019-10-03 12:06:00 ADA defense lawyers: When disabled hotel guests’ needs go beyond the norm for typical guests, what do hotel owners and managers have to do? by Martin H. Orlick
2009-12-10: Updated: 2019-10-03 12:20:58 Is the DOJ’s ADA Compliance Survey Coming to Your City Soon? What to do when you receive the DOJ’s ADA Compliance Review questionnaire. by Martin H. Orlick
2009-09-30: Updated: 2019-10-03 12:25:46 ADA Hotel Lawyers: California opens door to more ADA litigation, but also offers protection to the well-informed by Martin H. Orlick
2009-03-29: Updated: 2019-10-03 12:30:49 Hotel & Timeshare Lawyer: Does the timeshare exit strategy or repositioning your property create ADA problems? by Martin H. Orlick
2009-02-26: Updated: 2019-10-03 12:36:09 ADA Lawyer alert for hotels and restaurants: ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) put on hold so Obama administration can review. by Martin H. Orlick
2009-01-06: Updated: 2019-11-20 15:16:48 ADA defense lawyers: ADA Sweeps by U.S. Department of Justice — Coming to a theater district or Hotel near you soon? by Martin H. Orlick
2009-01-04: Updated: 2019-10-11 14:47:22 Is your business ready for an ADA Class Action because visually impaired do not have accessibility to your website? by Martin H. Orlick
2008-11-18: Updated: 2019-10-02 15:09:28 ADA litigation must be brought for a proper purpose by Martin H. Orlick
2007-05-14: Updated: 2019-10-02 15:03:51 How hotel swimming pools may spawn ADA lawsuits and what to do about it by Martin H. Orlick
2007-03-28: Updated: 2019-10-11 15:03:49 How your company’s website can make you a target for ADA lawsuits by Martin H. Orlick
2006-11-26: Updated: 2019-10-02 14:57:22 Who’s crying “woof”? What you should know about ADA requirements for disabled guests and their service animals by Martin H. Orlick
2006-11-02: Updated: 2019-10-02 14:55:01 Landmark ADA case could provide relief for California hotels by Martin H. Orlick
2006-09-11: Updated: 2019-10-02 14:51:34 ADA Update — Federal Courts Denying Plaintiffs’ Attorneys’ Fees by Martin H. Orlick
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