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ADA Website Lawsuits in Massachusetts
Every federal ADA website-accessibility filing we have on record for Massachusetts. 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.
Total filings
7
YTD
2
2026 so far
Last 90 days
2
rolling
Active districts
1
federal districts in DB
Most active federal districts
Where filings cluster within Massachusetts.
- D. Mass.7
Top industries sued
Inferred from defendant names in Massachusetts filings.
- other6
- Hospitality & Travel1
Repeat defendants
Businesses with more than one federal filing in Massachusetts.
No repeat defendants yet.
Most active plaintiff names
Last names that recur across Massachusetts federal filings. Federal Rule 17 permits a single named plaintiff to file dozens of suits per year.
- Weinberg2
- Odonnell1
- Kelleher1
- American1
- North1
- Tuvell1
Recent federal filings in Massachusetts
Most recent 7 filings on file. See the full tracker for everything.
| Date | Defendant | Plaintiff | District | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Haley | Tuvell | D. Mass. | other | View case → |
| 2026-03-26 | Rosewood Hotels and Resorts, L.L.C. | Odonnell | D. Mass. | hospitality | View case → |
| 2025-06-03 | Brookfield, Town of | Kelleher | D. Mass. | other | View case → |
| 2025-03-25 | Rubio | American Association of University Professors | D. Mass. | other | View case → |
| 2024-12-09 | Wolfe | Weinberg | D. Mass. | other | View case → |
| 2024-06-21 | Mangal | Weinberg | D. Mass. | other | View case → |
| 2024-01-04 | City of Boston | North End Chamber of Commerce, Inc. | D. Mass. | other | View case → |
ADA web litigation in Massachusetts, in plain English
- Are ADA website lawsuits common in Massachusetts?
- Yes. Massachusetts 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 7 federal filings in Massachusetts in our dataset.
- What kinds of businesses get sued in Massachusetts?
- 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, 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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