A gubernatorial appointee who chairs the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council has filed dozens of lawsuits against small businesses over the past two months claiming they violate federal disability laws. The 64 lawsuits filed so far by Mellisa Umphenour of Arvada are nearly identical in content and scope to scores of ... Read More
The Americans With Disabilities Act produced tangible benefits. Signed into law by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, the ADA banned employment discrimination against the disabled and eliminated unnecessary physical barriers to commercial and government buildings. But in the quarter-century since it was enacted, the law has also had countless unintended ... Read More
The House Judiciary Committee is currently considering imposing significant limitations to the ADA through the passage of the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017. On July 26, 1990, George H.W. Bush signed the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) into law, proclaiming, “Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling ... Read More
The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted with the purpose of eliminating discrimination against persons with disabilities. However, the ADA is sometimes used by a few disabled individuals and organizations who file numerous lawsuits to obtain quick settlements from smaller businesses. These individuals have the set up for an ADA ... Read More
In a rare and decisive action, a Central District Court Judge dismissed an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit filed by an Arizona disabled plaintiff who has recently filed a wave of over 70 ADA lawsuits against Southern California hotels. The plaintiff, who claims she is confined to a wheelchair, ... Read More
An increasing number of plaintiffs’ attorneys are targeting restaurants, bars, and retail establishments in urban areas for “drive-by” lawsuits under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Despite its commendable purposes, the ADA has been increasingly abused by individuals, organizations, and plaintiffs’ attorneys for monetary gain. Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, and ... Read More
In the last couple of years, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has prosecuted at least 12 lawsuits on behalf of deaf or hard-of-hearing employees or job applicants. And, within the last 10 years, the U.S. Department of Justice has litigated and/or settled close to 40 ... Read More
ADA lawsuits are holding strong with there numbers increasing in each of the past years. There was already a large increase of 60% as stated in the article below from 2013 to 2014. 2015 to even possibly 2016 seem to be on the way to increase yet again with title lll lawsuits. What do you ... Read More
ADA lawsuits are holding strong with there numbers increasing in each of the past years. There was already a large increase of 60% as stated in the article below from 2013 to 2014. 2015 to even possibly 2016 seem to be on the way to increase yet again with title lll lawsuits. What do you believe ... Read More
The county of Washtenaw is being taken to court in order to urge strict ADA code changes to the surrounding area. These changes will occur on its sidewalks, bus stops, crossings, and so on. The lawsuit shows that yet another county is getting hit by the ADA code. As stressed in our last blog yes even ... Read More
