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ADA Website Lawsuits in Pennsylvania

Every federal ADA website-accessibility filing we have on record for Pennsylvania. 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
10
YTD
0
2026 so far
Last 90 days
0
rolling
Active districts
2
federal districts in DB

Most active federal districts

Where filings cluster within Pennsylvania.

  • W.D. Pa.9
  • E.D. Pa.1

Top industries sued

Inferred from defendant names in Pennsylvania filings.

Repeat defendants

Businesses with more than one federal filing in Pennsylvania.

No repeat defendants yet.

Most active plaintiff names

Last names that recur across Pennsylvania federal filings. Federal Rule 17 permits a single named plaintiff to file dozens of suits per year.

  • MURPHY7
  • MCMORLAND2
  • WAX1

Recent federal filings in Pennsylvania

Most recent 10 filings on file. See the full tracker for everything.

DateDefendantPlaintiffDistrictIndustry
2025-01-16THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAWAXE.D. Pa.educationView case →
2023-06-27TRU BRANDS, INC.MCMORLANDW.D. Pa.otherView case →
2023-06-22TOWERSTAR PETS, LLCMCMORLANDW.D. Pa.otherView case →
2023-05-09FEASTABLES, INC.MURPHYW.D. Pa.otherView case →
2023-05-09LARGER THAN AVERAGE LLCMURPHYW.D. Pa.otherView case →
2023-05-09FILA ONLINE, INC.MURPHYW.D. Pa.otherView case →
2023-05-09MARC NOLAN, INC.MURPHYW.D. Pa.otherView case →
2023-03-24LVMH WATCH & JEWELRY USA, INC.MURPHYW.D. Pa.retailView case →
2023-03-17LONG WKND LLCMURPHYW.D. Pa.otherView case →
2023-03-17PURA SCENTS, INC.MURPHYW.D. Pa.otherView case →

ADA web litigation in Pennsylvania, in plain English

Are ADA website lawsuits common in Pennsylvania?
Yes. Pennsylvania 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 10 federal filings in Pennsylvania in our dataset.
What kinds of businesses get sued in Pennsylvania?
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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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.

See what your Pennsylvania site looks like to a plaintiff firm

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