We continue to report on the plethora of serial plaintiffs who have collectively filed thousands of website accessibility lawsuits, primarily against small businesses, in state and federal courts throughout the country. These lawsuits generally allege that these businesses’ websites are inaccessible to visually impaired individuals who use screen-reading software, thus denying them full and equal access to the goods or services offered on the websites.
There has been a recent surge in lawsuits filed by several of these plaintiffs, including Antoinette Suchenko, Jared Charlap, Adrienne Beatty, Tracey Sinkovic, Dominick Petrillo, and Sofia Montano, who, according to court records, have collectively filed more than 125 website accessibility lawsuits, many of which were filed in recent months.
- Suchenko has filed four lawsuits since December 8, 2025 (and 38 total lawsuits).
- Charlap has filed eight lawsuits since December 8, 2025 (and 57 total lawsuits).
- Beatty has filed four lawsuits since July 22, 2025.
- Sinkovic filed nine lawsuits in 2025, including three since December 8, 2025.
- Petrillo has filed five lawsuits since July 22, 2025.
- Montano filed four lawsuits in 2025, including two since December 15, 2025.
These plaintiffs are represented by Nye, Stirling, Hale, Miller & Sweet, LLP, which has filed approximately 800 similar lawsuits in federal courts.
As we have reported on numerous occasions, both state and federal lawmakers have taken steps in recent years to curb website accessibility lawsuits; however, to date, no legislation has been passed. In the absence of legislation or regulations promulgated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), we recommend that businesses operating a website, mobile application, or both take steps to ensure these online systems are accessible to users with disabilities and otherwise comply with federal, state, and local disability laws in accordance with DOJ guidance issued in March 2022.
In the unfortunate event your business is served with one of these website accessibility lawsuits, please do not hesitate to contact the attorneys at Barclay Damon. We will continue to monitor the development of these cases.
If you have any questions regarding the content of this alert, please contact Rob Thorpe, partner, at rthorpe@barclaydamon.com, or another member of the firm’s Labor & Employment or Commercial Litigation & Complex Trials Practice Areas or Hotels, Hospitality & Food Service Team.