Recently, the California Assembly quietly instituted a bill that would dramatically change the landscape of ADA website litigation. If you think the recent wave of ADA website lawsuits has been alarming, buckle up – because you haven’t seen anything yet. The Assembly re-drafted an existing bill, AB1757, which if passed would include the adoption of […]
Marty Orlick’s article “DA Sues to Stop Abusive ADA Litigation,” was picked up by on May 22nd, 2019.
Jim Butler and Marty Orlick’s article “New ‘accessibility’ regulations for electric vehicle charging stations” was picked up by Hotel Online, Hotel Resource and Hospitality Net.
With the surge in popularity of electric and hybrid vehicles, the need to provide Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) is on the rise at hotels, shopping centers, theatres, stadiums, apartment communities and parking garages. Whether on highways or at dealerships, if your EVCS are not accessible to your disabled guests, customers, tenants, or transient parkers, here is what you […]
The California Legislature Bites Back in Look Who’s Crying Woof, Part II The Crisis Over “Emotional Support” Animals By Martin H. Orlick With alarming frequency, building owners, property managers, apartment owners, restaurants, theaters and shopping malls are confronted with making decisions as to whether a dog is a bona fide “service animal”, an “emotional support […]
Hotel Online published Jim Butler and Marty Orlick’s article “ADA Defense Lawyer on Hotel Mixed Use: Tenants Not Liable for Common Areas.”
Marty Orlick and Jim Butler’s article “ADA Defense Lawyer: Philadelphia Court Hits Uber and Lyft for ADA Violations” was republished in Hotel Online.
This article was first published by the California Bankers Association. In January, 2016, Carlson Lynch Sweet & Kilpela (“CLSK”) sent hundreds of near-identical form letters to national retailers, hotels, restaurants, and other businesses, claiming that their internet-based services (retail websites) discriminate against persons who are visually disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA). The letters contend […]
Jim Butler and Marty Orlick’s blog article from Hotel Law Blog, “Court Hits Uber and Lyft for ADA Violations” was republished on Hotel News Resource.
Jim Butler and Marty Orlick’s blog article from Hotel Law Blog: “ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits Escalate” was republished on Hotel News Resource and Hotel Online.