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ADA Website Lawsuit Tracker

3,948 federal lawsuits filed against US business websites in 2025 alone — up 23.84% from 2024. ADA-website cases are now 36% of all ADA Title III filings, and just 31 plaintiffs file over half of them. This tracker shows the actual federal docket.

In our DB
587
federal filings tracked
Filed YTD
85
2026 so far
Last 30 days
26
rolling window
Last 7 days
7
this week
Distinct defendants
578
companies named
Distinct plaintiff names
214
31 drove >50% nationally
Active districts (DB)
25
of 94 federal
Largest known settlement
$5.15M
Fashion Nova, 2025 class action
Filing velocity

Lawsuits filed per month

Federal court only. State court filings (esp. NY) add roughly 30–40% more cases not shown here.

32
24-06
12
24-07
13
24-08
17
24-09
15
24-10
1
24-11
30
24-12
4
25-01
4
25-02
21
25-03
10
25-04
5
25-05
23
25-06
12
25-07
7
25-08
19
25-09
11
25-10
1
25-11
22
25-12
5
26-01
2
26-02
23
26-03
19
26-04
31
26-05
5
26-06

Each bar is one month of federal ADA-website filings (NOS 446) hitting our ingest pipeline. Darker = more filings.

California only · Cal. Civ. Code § 55.32

California demand letters are publicly reported

California is the only US state that requires attorneys to report every pre-litigation ADA demand letter to a public commission (CCDA). That mandatory reporting makes California the most transparent window into demand-letter volume anywhere in the country — the CCDA publishes aggregate counts, not per-letter detail.

Full CA tracker →
2025 demand letters
645
reported under § 55.32
Q1 2025
118
letters (Jan–Mar)
Q2 2025
148
letters (Apr–Jun)
H2 2025
379
letters (Jul–Dec)
2025 § 55.32 submissions · 4,355 total (complaints + letters)
State court complaints3,291 · 75.6%
Federal court complaints419 · 9.6%
Letter only (no complaint filed)645 · 14.8%

Source: CCDA 2025 State and Federal Complaints and Demand Letters Report. CCDA switched from quarterly to semi-annual reporting mid-2025; H2 covers Jul–Dec combined.

587 filings in our docket

Federal ADA website filings

Live cases from CourtListener's RECAP archive — 587 in our DB so far, against a known 2025 total of 3,948 nationally. Use the filters below to narrow by state, industry, or year. Click any case to view the docket.

Date filedDefendantPlaintiffDistrictIndustryCase #Docket link
2026-06-03The Ruscio Institute LLCCruzE.D. Wis.education2:26-cv-00989
2026-06-01Turbo Holdings, Inc.LamperisN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-06422
2026-06-01Tilevera, LLCLamperisN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-06424
2026-06-01Jordan Craig, LLCLamperisN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-06426
2026-06-01Axle of Dearborn, Inc.McLeanS.D.N.Y.other1:26-cv-04579
2026-05-31RinehartBendlN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-06428
2026-05-30Proven Winners Direct LLCCruzE.D. Wis.hospitality2:26-cv-00969
2026-05-26Tamm Oakland Properties, LLCNjokuE.D. Missouriother4:26-cv-00821
2026-05-21Department of JusticeNational Federation of the BlindD. Md.other1:26-cv-02007
2026-05-205200 Hampton, LLCNjokuE.D. Missouriother4:26-cv-00796
2026-05-17Wisconsin River Brands, Inc.Corbett, KatherineW.D. Wis.other3:26-cv-00459
2026-05-17DEHEN JACKETS, INC.PotrykusE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00867
2026-05-15Hard Rock International (USA), Inc.MahlbergS.D. Fla.other1:26-cv-23452
2026-05-14Robert Graham Retail LLCAlvearM.D. Fla.retail6:26-cv-01058
2026-05-14Section 119 LLCOrtizW.D.N.Y.other1:26-cv-00990
2026-05-12The RealReal, Inc.ProveyerS.D. Fla.other1:26-cv-23343
2026-05-12U-Haul Co. of Florida Inc.MahlbergS.D. Fla.other1:26-cv-23352
2026-05-08The Bruery LLCCrumwellS.D.N.Y.other1:26-cv-03814
2026-05-08Branch Furniture, Inc.RiceE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00817
2026-05-07HaleyTuvellD. Mass.other1:26-cv-12088
2026-05-05Tempur World, LLCWilsonN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05194
2026-05-05Home Elegance Limited LiabilityRamirezN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05195
2026-05-05Duluth Holdings, Inc.RamirezN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05200
2026-05-05RC Superstore, Inc.RamirezN.D. Ill.retail1:26-cv-05203
2026-05-05Marley's Monsters, LLCRamirezN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05205
2026-05-05Hulken Inc.HendersonN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05198
2026-05-04Northerner Scandinavia, Inc.WilsonN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05128
2026-05-04The Hamilton Co., JewelersWilsonN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05129
2026-05-04Prilla, Inc.WilsonN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05158
2026-05-04Revive Essential Oils, LLCWilsonN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05161
2026-05-03New West Knifeworks, LLCBattleN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05112
2026-05-03Portmantos Inc.RandolphN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05113
2026-05-03Calendars.com L.L.C.RandolphN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-05114
2026-05-03Van Vreede TV & Appliance IncMorrisE.D. Wis.technology2:26-cv-00782
2026-05-03The Marcus CorporationMorrisE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00783
2026-05-03Waukesha Hospitality, LLCMorrisE.D. Wis.hospitality2:26-cv-00784
2026-04-30Victoria's Secret & Co.SalazarS.D. Ohioother2:26-cv-00523
2026-04-29Panasonic Corporation of North AmericaRiceE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00759
2026-04-29Glade Optics IncCazaresE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00767
2026-04-29Country Wine & Spirits, Inc.BarlowN.D. Ill.food beverage1:26-cv-04939
2026-04-28Plum Deluxe LLCCruzE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00748
2026-04-28Sextant Limited USA IncCazaresE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00753
2026-04-23Trayvax Enterprises LLCRiceE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00715Docket →
2026-04-23Belnick LLCRiceE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00712Docket →
2026-04-21Monday Swimwear LLCCruzE.D. Wis.retail2:26-cv-00693Docket →
2026-04-18Black Fish Media, L.L.C.ThorneS.D.N.Y.other1:26-cv-03188Docket →
2026-04-16It's A New 10, LLCSeniorS.D.N.Y.other1:26-cv-03110Docket →
2026-04-16Vasu Hospitality, Inc.GilM.D. Fla.hospitality8:26-cv-01100
2026-04-15360 Fitness LLCRiceE.D. Wis.healthcare2:26-cv-00656Docket →
2026-04-15Global Intimates LLCCruzE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00655Docket →
2026-04-08Environmental Seeds West LLCCorbett, KatherineW.D. Wis.food beverage3:26-cv-00305Docket →
2026-04-08LT Foods Americas, Inc.EspinalS.D.N.Y.food beverage1:26-cv-02863Docket →
2026-04-02PROTECT ANIMALS WITH SATELLITES LLCMUELLERS.D. Ind.other1:26-cv-00651Docket →
2026-04-01Victorinox Swiss Army IncPotrykusE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00550Docket →
2026-04-01Long Tine LLCCruzE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00549Docket →
2026-03-31RP55 IncRiceE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00534Docket →
2026-03-31Columbia Valley Family Farms IncRiceE.D. Wis.food beverage2:26-cv-00532Docket →
2026-03-30ZSG, Co.WilsonN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-03470Docket →
2026-03-29K-Swiss IncMorrisE.D. Wis.retail2:26-cv-00513Docket →
2026-03-29Revival Rugs IncMorrisE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00512Docket →
2026-03-29Spice Alliance LLCMorrisE.D. Wis.food beverage2:26-cv-00511Docket →
2026-03-29Mars Cheese Castle IncMorrisE.D. Wis.food beverage2:26-cv-00510Docket →
2026-03-27BloomChic US Ltd.Corbett, KatherineW.D. Wis.other3:26-cv-00266Docket →
2026-03-27Sweet Candy CompanyBennettN.D. Ill.food beverage1:26-cv-03391
2026-03-26Rosewood Hotels and Resorts, L.L.C.OdonnellD. Mass.hospitality1:26-cv-11465
2026-03-26Wallbeds By Wilding, LLCDeinnocentesN.D. Ind.other3:26-cv-00407
2026-03-26University of South DakotaJacksonD. South Dakotaeducation4:26-cv-04060
2026-03-25Rent Express by Berrios, Inc.Martinez-ArzuagaD. Puerto Ricoother3:26-cv-01178
2026-03-25UNIQLO USA LLCDaltonD. Minn.other0:26-cv-02036
2026-03-25RingConn LLCCorbett, KatherineW.D. Wis.other3:26-cv-00252
2026-03-25Nearly Natural, LLCCorbett, KatherineW.D. Wis.food beverage3:26-cv-00251
2026-03-25La Belle Distributors IncCazaresE.D. Wis.other2:26-cv-00487
2026-03-25RTA Cabinet Store LLCPotrykusE.D. Wis.retail2:26-cv-00484
2026-03-24Hung Properties, No. 2, L.P.United African-Asian Abilities ClubC.D. Cal.other2:26-cv-03152
2026-03-24DrummondThe National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation IncW.D. Oklahomaother5:26-cv-00582
2026-03-23Shoe Show, Inc.AlvearM.D. Fla.retail6:26-cv-00628
2026-03-2027th/Pico Boulevard II Limited PartnershipUnited African-Asian Abilities ClubC.D. Cal.other2:26-cv-03017
2026-03-20JCF Burbank, LLCUnited African-Asian Abilities ClubC.D. Cal.financial2:26-cv-03014
2026-02-23U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityMinneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaD. Minn.other0:26-cv-01576
2026-02-06GirardGirardN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-01399
2026-01-30Northbrook Capital, L.PUnited African-Asian Abilities ClubC.D. Cal.financial5:26-cv-00413
2026-01-30398 Boynton Avenue LLCUnited African-Asian Abilities Club, On Behalf Of Itself And Its MembersN.D. Cal.other5:26-cv-00952
2026-01-28Grand Terrace Gardens, LpUnited African-Asian Abilities ClubC.D. Cal.other5:26-cv-00381
2026-01-28Mcp El Sereno, LpUnited African-Asian Abilities ClubC.D. Cal.other5:26-cv-00379
2026-01-05GirardGirardN.D. Ill.other1:26-cv-00042
2025-12-30Genfoot America, LLCYoungrenN.D. Ill.other1:25-cv-15789
2025-12-30Shinesty, Inc.YoungrenN.D. Ill.other1:25-cv-15751
2025-12-30Skratch Labs, LLCHamptonN.D. Ill.other1:25-cv-15740
2025-12-30Blue Hills Studio Apts. II, LLCUnited African-Asian Abilities ClubN.D. Cal.other5:25-cv-11063
2025-12-29PBIGroup, Inc.FordN.D. Ill.other1:25-cv-15726
2025-12-29Good Vibes Trading Company, Inc.HamptonN.D. Ill.other1:25-cv-15723
2025-12-29Tagsforhope USA IncRiceE.D. Wis.other2:25-cv-02042
2025-12-24Cava Group, Inc.EspinozaS.D. Fla.other1:25-cv-26089
2025-12-24High Country, Inc.RandolphN.D. Ill.other1:25-cv-15644
2025-12-23Tubby Todd Bath Co. LLCYoungrenN.D. Ill.other1:25-cv-15613
2025-12-23Bees Wrap LLCMorrisE.D. Wis.other2:25-cv-02031
2025-12-22With Jean USA, LLCCalcanoS.D.N.Y.other1:25-cv-10592
2025-12-19National Beverage Corp.StephensonS.D.N.Y.food beverage1:25-cv-10566
2025-12-18Asa Universal Inc.FordN.D. Ill.other1:25-cv-15375
2025-12-17Hollywood Mi, Inc.ColeN.D. Ill.other1:25-cv-15336
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The lawsuit machine

Top plaintiff firms (2025)

Five firms account for over half of all federal ADA website filings. Mizrahi Kroub shifted to NY state courts mid-2024, where filings are harder to track.

Equal Access Law Group, PLLC641 · 16.24%
2025 leader (held position)
Manning Law, APC615 · 15.58%
+129% YoY (was 268)
Gottlieb & Associates, PLLC468 · 11.85%
+134% YoY (was 200)
Stein Saks, PLLC380 · 9.63%
−11% YoY (former leader)
Roderick V. Hannah, Esq., P.A.273 · 6.91%
new to top 7
NYE Stirling, Hale & Miller, LLP195 · 4.94%
+62% YoY
Aleksandra Kravets, Esq., P.A.163 · 4.13%
new to top 7
Mizrahi Kroub LLP90 · 2.28%
+38% federal; majority shifted to NY state courts

Source: EcomBack 2025 Annual ADA Website Compliance Lawsuit Report.

From our docket

Most active plaintiff names

Last names that appear most often across our ingested federal filings. Federal Rule 17 lets one named plaintiff file dozens of suits per year.

#1UnitedC.D. Cal., N.D. Cal., S.D. Cal.156
#2FernandezE.D.N.Y., S.D.N.Y., S.D. Fla.20
#3HernandezE.D.N.Y.12
#4RiceE.D. Wis.8
#5MorrisE.D. Wis.8
#6EVANSN.D. Fla.8
#7KarimS.D.N.Y.8
#8WilsonN.D. Ill., S.D.N.Y.7
#9CrumwellS.D.N.Y.7
#10EspinozaS.D. Fla.7
#11ClementE.D.N.Y.7
#12MURPHYW.D. Pa.7
#13CruzE.D. Wis.6
#14SeniorS.D.N.Y.6
#15DaltonD. Minn.6
#16CorbettW.D. Wis.5
#17ArizaS.D. Fla., M.D. Fla.5
#18AlvearM.D. Fla., S.D. Fla.5
#19RamirezD. Colo., N.D. Ill.5
#20MartinezE.D.N.Y.5
Geographic concentration

Three states drive 72% of filings

2025 figures from EcomBack's annual federal-court report. State courts (especially NY Supreme Court) add roughly 30–40% more cases not reflected here.

New York1,108 · 28.06%
Florida950 · 24.06%
California787 · 19.93%
From our docket

Most active federal districts

Click through to a district page for the local breakdown.

Industry exposure

What gets sued, and who's been named

Pulled from our federal docket. Industries are inferred from defendant names; example defendants are the actual companies sued.

other

425

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · Trayvax Enterprises LLC
  • · Belnick LLC
  • · Black Fish Media, L.L.C.
  • · It's A New 10, LLC
  • · Global Intimates LLC

retail

45

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · Monday Swimwear LLC
  • · K-Swiss Inc
  • · Offspring Beauty Co.
  • · Jenny Packham (US) Limited
  • · Style Forum, Inc.

food beverage

20

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · Environmental Seeds West LLC
  • · LT Foods Americas, Inc.
  • · Columbia Valley Family Farms Inc
  • · Spice Alliance LLC
  • · Mars Cheese Castle Inc

real estate

20

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · FOMS Property, LLC
  • · Housing Visions Unlimited Inc.
  • · Dorado Plaza Apartments, Ltd
  • · HCA Woodland Hills Apartments L.P.
  • · Fort Drum Mountain Community Homes, LLC

restaurant

14

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · Chicken N Pickle, LLC
  • · Kotobuki Restaurant, Inc.
  • · Big Jim's Bar & Grill, Inc.
  • · TAZIKIS INC
  • · Sonny's Franchise Company

hospitality

14

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · City Club Hotel LLC
  • · Hotusa Group
  • · Ponte Vedra Corporation
  • · Vasu Hospitality, Inc.
  • · Rosewood Hotels and Resorts, L.L.C.

healthcare

13

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · 360 Fitness LLC
  • · LG H&H USA, Inc.
  • · Gainful Health, Inc.
  • · Tend Dental, Inc.
  • · Sanmedica International, LLC

financial

13

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · Cerce Capital, LLC
  • · JCF Burbank, LLC
  • · Northbrook Capital, L.P
  • · Capital Foresight Blythe LLC
  • · Capital One, N.A.

education

12

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · University of South Dakota
  • · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
  • · Columbia University
  • · US Department of Education
  • · THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

technology

7

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
  • · Baseus Technology (US) Inc.
  • · GATORTEC LLC
  • · ThinkWrite Technologies, LLC
  • · Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

home lifestyle

2

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · The Foundry Home Goods, LLC
  • · Cygnus Home Service, LLC

automotive

1

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · Genesis Motor America, LLC

travel

1

Recent defendants in this category:

  • · American Airlines Group Inc
Complaint anatomy

WCAG criteria most cited in complaints

Aggregated from complaint text in our pattern dataset. Same five criteria show up in roughly 80% of demand letters: alt text, contrast, keyboard, link purpose, name/role/value.

1.1.1
Non-text Content (alt text)
3,540
10.6% QoQ
1.4.3
Contrast (Minimum)
2,760
15.0% QoQ
2.1.1
Keyboard
2,540
21.0% QoQ
2.4.4
Link Purpose
2,100
16.7% QoQ
1.4.1
Use of Color
1,430
19.2% QoQ
1.2.2
Captions (videos)
980
19.5% QoQ
580
20.8% QoQ
490
19.5% QoQ
380
18.8% QoQ
340
17.2% QoQ
What it actually costs

Settlement reality check

What businesses actually pay when they get the demand letter. Defense legal fees apply on top of any settlement.

Resolution pathAverageReality
Demand letter (no suit)$5KWhat you get in the mail before the complaint is filed.
Out-of-court settlement$30KPlaintiff name + cash. Typical e-comm range $30K–$75K.
Court judgment$85KIf you fight and lose at trial.
Class action settlement$400KWhen one suit consolidates many. Fashion Nova: $5.15M (2025).
Defense legal fees (added)$100KRange $30K–$175K on top of any settlement.
The widget paradox: 22.6% of 2025 lawsuits (456 cases) targeted sites that already had an accessibility widget installed. The FTC reached a $1M settlement with accessiBe in 2025 over claims that its widget was a guaranteed compliance tool.
Why this is happening

Robles v. Domino's Pizza, LLC (2019)

Guillermo Robles, who is blind, sued Domino's in 2016 because the website and app were unusable with a screen reader. Domino's argued the ADA only covers physical places. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; SCOTUS denied cert.

Holding

ADA Title III applies to websites of businesses with physical locations. Lack of formal web standards is not a defense.

Settled June 2022, after six years of litigation. The Robles framework is what every demand letter you get cites — implicitly or explicitly.

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Methodology & sources

Live case data

Federal court filings (Nature of Suit codes 446, 443, 440 — Americans with Disabilities Act) ingested daily from CourtListener's free RECAP archive. Defendant industry is inferred from company name keywords. Synthetic case IDs prefix cl- when a record came from CourtListener rather than PACER directly.

Industry totals (2025)

National 2025 figures come from three primary sources, last reconciled May 2026: the EcomBack 2025 Annual ADA Website Compliance Report (3,948 ADA website lawsuits tracked, top firms, top states, industries), the Seyfarth Shaw / ADA Title III March 2026 federal-court recap (3,117 strictly-federal website filings, 36% share of all Title III, 1,021 in NY federal alone), and the UsableNet 2025 Year-End Report (5,000+ combined federal + state digital-accessibility lawsuits, 69% e-commerce). The federal-only and broader-counted totals differ because some plaintiff firms — notably Mizrahi Kroub — have shifted volume to state-court filings that federal-only methodology misses.

What's missing

State-court filings (especially New York Supreme Court) are not captured by CourtListener. Mizrahi Kroub LLP and others have shifted volume to NY state — actual lawsuit count is roughly 30–40% higher than the federal numbers shown above.

Update cadence

The litigation-ingest-daily Inngest function runs at 08:30 UTC every day, pulling the prior 7 days of filings. The page cache is set to force-dynamic so any DB write shows up on next page load.