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
Back in the Spring, I posted about the next frontier in ADA Title III litigation (web site accessibility), see my posts here and here. Since those posts, the next frontier has shown up, with a vengeance, in the Southern District of Florida.
This summer, the first trial (in the country) on ADA web site
Last month I posted Part I on this topic which covered the state of federal statutes and regulations regarding web site access as well as the most recent Florida Federal case law on the topic.
This time I around, I want to talk about reality for companies.
Plaintiffs are bringing these website cases here, and
Florida, and particularly South Florida, has always been on the leading edge of legal trends that involve mandatory attorneys’ fees for plaintiffs. For many years, the United District Court in and for the Southern District led the pack in the number of Title III cases filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). In 2013,