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Marty Orlick’s article "ADA Defense Lawyer Alert: New Regulations Now in Effect" was published by Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog and was picked up by the following sites: Hotel Online, ehotelier.com, HTrends.com, Hotel News Resource and Hospitality Net.
Jim Butler and Marty Orlick’s blog article, "Department of Justice (DOJ) ADA enforcement "sweeps" hit the West Coast. What you need to know now," appeared in Hotel Online, O’Rourke Hospitality, Hospitality Net and Hotel News Resource.
Marty Orlick’s article, “Mass-produced ADA litigation: Plaintiff and his lawyer sanctioned. The end to sue-and-settle ‘drive bys’?” appeared in Hotel Online with an introduction by Jim Butler under the title, “Beleaguered Owners of Hotels, Restaurants May See the End to Serial ADA Cookie-cutter Lawsuits in California.” The article also appeared in Hotel News Resource. This […]
District Court Rules that Longer Benches in Accessible Dressing Rooms are ADA-Compliant In the last month, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California found that a 60 inch long fitting room bench in a wheelchair-accessible dressing room is an "equivalent facilitation" in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of […]
Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (“Credit Card Act”): New Gift Card Legislation More than half (55%) of people asked in a survey requested a gift card as their gift of choice last holiday season. Shoppers, on average, spent $139.91 on gift cards this year and 77.2% of people bought at least […]
Marty Orlick’s article, "Hotels and the ADA: How far do the responsibilities of hotel owners and managers extend to their disabled guests?" was posted on Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog, and picked up by the following sites: Hotel Online, Hospitality Net, 4Hoteliers, ehotelier.com and Hotel Resource.
Jim Butler and Marty Orlick’s blog article "Hotel Lawyers and the ADA: Is the DOJ’s ADA Compliance Survey Coming to Your City Soon? What to do when you receive the DOJ’s ADA Compliance Review questionnaire" appeared in Hotel Online, ehotelier.com, Hotel Resource and 4Hoteliers.com.
Jim Butler’s and Marty Orlick’s blog article, "ADA Hotel Lawyers: California opens door to more ADA litigation, but also offers protection to the well-informed", appeared in Hotel Online, ehotelier.com and Hotel Resource.
On June 12, 2009, the California Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Munson v. Del Taco, Inc. (S162818) that plaintiffs need not prove intentional discrimination to recover $4,000 minimum statutory damages per occurrence under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (the “Unruh Act”). This outcome is likely to lead to more lawsuits filed under the Americans with […]
David Sudeck and Marty Orlick’s article, "Hotel & Timeshare Lawyer: Does the timeshare exit strategy or repositioning your property create ADA problems?", appeared in Hotel Online and ehotelier.com with an introduction by Jim Butler. This article originally appeared on JMBM’s Hotel Law Blog: Hotel & Timeshare Lawyer: Does the timeshare exit strategy or repositioning your […]
