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 Milagros Senior, Sylinia Jackson, Edery Herrera, Henry Tucker, and Carlton Knowles, who, according to court records, have collectively filed 364 website accessibility lawsuits, many of which were filed within the last few months. These plaintiffs are all represented by Gottlieb & Associates PLLC, which has filed more than 2,400 similar lawsuits in federal court.
- Senior has filed 13 lawsuits in 2025 (and 78 total lawsuits since June 2022).
- Jackson has filed 18 lawsuits in 2025 (and 86 total lawsuits since March 2022).
- Herrera has filed 24 lawsuits in 2025 (and 70 total lawsuits since March 2024).
- Tucker has filed 23 lawsuits in 2025 (and 59 total lawsuits since October 2019).
- Knowles has filed 14 lawsuits in 2025 (and 71 total lawsuits since October 2023).
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.