I’ve posted about Emotional Support Animals (“ESA”) before, see my posts here , here and here. I keep coming back to this topic because emotional support chickens, peacocks on planes and little dogs at the grocery store (a common sight in Florida during the winter season) fascinate me. Now comes news that Florida Governor
How to Avoid ADA Title III Website Cases that Target Hotels & Motels
As I posted last year, the next wave of Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) Title III litigation was going to focus on hotels and motels and their reservation systems. And, I was right.
These cases are primarily focused on the hotel’s reservation system and how detailed the hotel’s web site describes the ADA accessible rooms
ADA Website Cases Continue to Befuddle Businesses
Gil v. Winn Dixie Appeal
Here is the Southern District of Florida, this past year has been filled with a monumental increase in Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) Title III cases focused on businesses’ web sites. Ever since the Gil v. Winn Dixie trial, businesses that maintain a web site have been subject to lawsuits
Congress Considers Crackdown on Comfort Animals on Planes
There has been a lot of press lately on animals (and humans) behaving badly on airplanes. Some of the problems in the friendly skies relate to the huge increase in passengers bringing on animals they claim to be emotional support animals (“ESAs”). See my prior post for details.
The Next Wave of ADA Title III Litigation in Florida – Hotel Reservation Systems
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
That’s a quote from Ferris Bueller, but these days the sentiment is equally applicable to Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) Title III litigation in Florida. Just a few months ago, I was posting about ADA
Bad Dog! – Another Emotional Support Animal Acts Out
Another so called emotional support animal (“ESA”) has acted out again, this time biting a child on a SouthWest flight. SouthWest is now examining its animal policies.
See my prior post regarding Delta airlines tightening up its ESA policy.
Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Dori
Do Peacocks Fly?
The answer appears to be yes (I did 30 seconds of Google research to find peacocks flying), peacocks can fly but not on United.
As a follow up to my recent post regarding Delta airlines tightening up its emotional support animal (“ESA”) policy, one of my colleagues alerted me to a news story about an
Turkeys No Longer Fly Free – Delta Cracks Down on Emotional Support Animal Abuse
Would You Park Your Dog?
I’ve posted several times, here, here, here, and here regarding the dilemma a business owner faces when a customer enters the premises with a dog. Is it a service dog, is it an emotional support animal (“ESA”), what are my obligations under the health code and my obligations to other customers, etc.?
