ADA Website Lawsuits in District of Columbia
Every federal ADA website-accessibility filing we have on record for District of Columbia. Pulled daily from CourtListener’s RECAP archive. State-court filings are not included — especially relevant in New York where Mizrahi Kroub and others shifted volume to state Supreme Court.
Most active federal districts
Where filings cluster within District of Columbia.
- D.D.C.4
Top industries sued
Inferred from defendant names in District of Columbia filings.
- other4
Repeat defendants
Businesses with more than one federal filing in District of Columbia.
No repeat defendants yet.
Most active plaintiff names
Last names that recur across District of Columbia federal filings. Federal Rule 17 permits a single named plaintiff to file dozens of suits per year.
- KENNEDY1
- AMERICAN1
- MATHIS1
- SHAO1
Recent federal filings in District of Columbia
Most recent 4 filings on file. See the full tracker for everything.
| Date | Defendant | Plaintiff | District | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-15 | NEW JERSEY COURT SYSTEM | KENNEDY | D.D.C. | other | View case → |
| 2025-04-02 | DUDEK | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | D.D.C. | other | View case → |
| 2024-05-06 | UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION | MATHIS | D.D.C. | other | View case → |
| 2024-02-07 | HAYDEN | SHAO | D.D.C. | other | View case → |
ADA web litigation in District of Columbia, in plain English
- Are ADA website lawsuits common in District of Columbia?
- Yes. District of Columbia is one of the most active federal jurisdictions for ADA website-accessibility lawsuits. New York, Florida, and California together account for over 70% of these filings nationwide. We track 4 federal filings in District of Columbia in our dataset.
- What kinds of businesses get sued in District of Columbia?
- Federal ADA website filings target restaurants and food service, retail and e-commerce, lifestyle and fashion brands, hospitality, healthcare, and small consumer brands. Sites with a physical location plus an online presence are the most common targets — the legal theory under Robles v. Domino's clearly applies.
- Can I be sued in District of Columbia if my business isn't located there?
- Yes. Federal courts have applied long-arm jurisdiction to website-accessibility cases when a business serves customers in the state. The question is whether your site is reachable from District of Columbia, not where you're headquartered.
- How do I check if my own site is at risk?
- Run the same axe-core scan plaintiff firms use. It's free, takes about 60 seconds, and shows roughly what a serial filer's automated tool would find on your site.
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