January 2023 ADA Website Lawsuits Recap
Report Summary:
- 318 ADA website lawsuits were filed in January 2023
- New York saw the filing of 172 lawsuits followed by California with 65 lawsuits.
- 42 lawsuits were filed by Mizrahi Kroub LLP followed by 36 lawsuits by Stein Saks, PLLC.
- 64 web accessibility lawsuits were filed against Restaurants, food, and beverage websites.
- 80 website ADA lawsuits were filed against websites using WordPress.
- 28% of ADA lawsuits were filed against websites that had an accessibility widget installed on them.
Total Federal and State Court ADA Website Lawsuit Numbers for January 2023:
New York
172
California
65
Florida
54
Pennsylvania
19
Other states
8
Plaintiff Attorneys Filing the Most ADA Website Lawsuits
Mizrahi Kroub LLP
42
Stein Saks, PLLC
36
Mars Khaimov Law, PLLC
27
Pacific Trial Attorneys, APC
26
Manning Law, APC
23
East End Trial Group LLC
19
Shaked Law Group, P.C
18
Gottlieb & Associates
17
J. Courtney Cunningham, PLLC
17
Top 10 ADA Website plaintiffs for the month of January 2023
| Plaintiff Name | Firm Name | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Rodriguez | Stein Saks, PLLC | 21 |
| Blair Douglass | East End Trial Group LLC | 19 |
| Daniel Lugo | Lee D. Sarkin | 15 |
| Anthony Hammond Murphy | Lawrence H. Fisher, LawFirst | 12 |
| Raymond T. Mahlberg | Acacia Barros, P.A. | 11 |
| Linda Slade | Shaked Law Group, P.C | 10 |
| Bryan Velazquez | Stein Saks, PLLC | 10 |
| Andrew Toro | Mars Khaimov Law, PLLC | 9 |
| Dominick Martin | Pacific Trial Attorneys, APC | 9 |
| Drew Hunthausen | Pacific Trial Attorneys, APC | 9 |
Top 10 industries affected by website accessibility lawsuits
| Industries | Cases |
|---|---|
| Restaurant, Food, Drinks & Beverages | 64 |
| Lifestyle, Fashion & Apparel | 56 |
| Health, Fitness and Medical Products | 38 |
| Travel, Hotel & Hospitality | 29 |
| Furniture, Lighting & Home Decor | 29 |
| Toys, Games, Gifts & Flower Shops | 19 |
| Educational, Books, Magazines & Kids Accessories | 17 |
| Skin & Body Care | 9 |
| Retail and Consumer Goods | 8 |
Top 5 Web Platforms
WordPress
80
Lawsuits
Shopify
72
jQuery
14
Magento
10
Custom Coded
73
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