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A victory on tester standing – lawsuit by Rafael Segovia dismissed.
By Richard Hunt
Judge Lindsay found, correctly, that Segovia had failed to plead the concrete and ……
What’s bugging HUD – the latest HUD actions based on disability
By Richard Hunt
Conditions on an animal accommodation are o.k., but there are limits. HUD has charged ……
Quick Hits – If you’re going through hell edition.
By Richard Hunt
Dante’s hell was a complicated place, as this map by Botticelli suggests ……
A short sharp shock – the end of the beginning for serial ADA lawsuits?
By Richard Hunt
In Calcano v. Swarovski N.A. Ltd., 2022 WL 1788305, at *1 (2d Cir. June 2, 2022) a case ……
Industrial ADA litigation – “roll me baby, just like a tumbling dice.”
By Richard Hunt
The Rolling Stones famously asked that they be rolled like a pair of tumbling dice, and looking at recent Title III ADA headlines reminded me of just what a crapshoot ADA litigation can be. The good news for businesses is…
Stigmatic injury and how the 11th Circuit got in wrong in Laufer v Arpan
Can the 11th Circuit hold back the tide as King Cnut famously failed to do?² In Laufer v. Arpan LLC, 2022 WL 906511 (11th Cir. Mar. 29, 2022) the 11th Circuit disagreed with the Fifth, Tenth and Second Circuits concerning the injury…
DOJ Guidance on Website Accessibility and the ADA – it still could be worse
By Richard Hunt
On March 18 the Department of Justice published its Guidance on Web Accessibility and the ADA. Anything that helps businesses understand their ADA obligations is helpful, but the fact that this Guidance was posted on the beta site of…
ADA and FHA Quick Hits – it could be worse edition
By Richard Hunt
Pictures of bombed out buildings and civilian casualty counts are a reminder that aggravating and expensive as ADA and FHA lawsuits can be, taking these disputes to court is a luxury most people in the world do not enjoy. For…
ADA and FHA Quick Hits – Not quite President’s Day edition part 1
By Richard Hunt
The last six weeks have seen some important or at least interesting decisions under the Fair Housing Act and Title III of the ADA. If there is any common thread, it is that courts in general seem increasingly reluctant to…