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Today’s blog entry come to me courtesy of Clinical Law Professor Leonard Sandler of the University of Iowa, and deals with the question of whether there is an FHA violation when an insurance company allegedly refuses to insure a landlord because the ESA owned by the tenant was one of the prohibited breeds contained in…

I wanted to tell everyone that my thoughts are with you with respect to weather-related disasters. California struggling terribly with the fires. The South got hit with winter storms. We had 4 inches of snow in Atlanta. Fortunately, it should all be gone by later this afternoon. Again, my thoughts are with everybody.

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Happy new year everyone!

Today’s blog entry looks at the DOT final rule issued last month on ensuring safe accommodation for air travelers with disabilities using wheelchairs. We previously blogged on the proposed rule in the blog entry on March 18, 2024, here. This blog entry is set up similarly to that blog…

Before getting started on the blog entry of the week (I had a few hours to myself and I find writing blog entries relaxing, NK), I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy holidays, and a happy new year.

In 2015, Department of Justice issued a guidance entitled, “frequently asked questions about…

It is that time of the year for the greatest hits of 2024. The greatest hits section of the blog contains the top 10 for the year as well as certain other blog entries that are not in the top 10, but I feel are very important to know are out there. Here goes the…

A couple of housekeeping matters before getting started on the blog of the week. First, I hope everybody had a happy Thanksgiving weekend. We kept ours small with lots of food. Second, I expect one more substantive blog entry for this calendar year, next week. Also, I expect to do my top Understanding ADA blog…

Today’s blog entry discusses a case, Tornabene v. City of Blackfoot, here, out of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho that is set for trial on February 24, 2025. The decision denying summary judgment on the disability discrimination claims came down on September 11, 2024. The case presents an excellent…

Today’s blog entry goes back to the issue of whether an Internet only business website is subject to title III of the ADA. As we have discussed previously, such as here, there are several theoretical possibilities for handling such a claim, and they are: Internet is never a place of public accommodation; Internet is…