In a previous blog entry, I discussed the case of the National Association of the Deaf v. Harvard University. That particular blog entry talked about the magistrate judge denying Harvard’s motion to dismiss. Subsequently, Harvard filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. On March 28, 2019, the magistrate judge, Katherine Robertson, denied and
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Standing in Cyberspace and Other Issues
What is a Service Establishment and the IRS 20 Factor Test
Before getting started on the blog of the week, would be hard to not mention what happened in Pittsburgh. At our synagogue over the weekend during family minyan, which is a small service that takes place before people go to community/Hebrew/religious school (I am never sure what to call it), we said mourners Kaddish and…
What’s a Nexus Anyway?
As I have mentioned before, I am not afraid to blog on cases discussed by fellow bloggers. Recently, Richard Hunt, whose blog appears on my blog roll, discussed a whole bunch of cases. Many of those cases I have put in my to blog pipeline, and two of which are the subject of today’s blog.…
In the Middle District of Florida, Curiosity isn’t Enough to get by a Motion to Dismiss When it Comes to Website Accessibility
Yesterday, I celebrated my birthday. It turns out that both my wife and my daughter had the day off. So, I got some time with the family and some alone time, including watching the Braves lose unfortunately. Still, a great season for the Braves. If you still have a team in the hunt, good luck!…
11th Circuit speaks on Website Accessibility and the ADA
My daughter started high school today! City Schools of Decatur always start school on August 1. They operate on a six weeks on and one week off system with two months for summer vacation. They also get two weeks for Christmas. It took some getting used to, but I like it, and the kids appreciate…
Why You don’t Want to be a Test Case and How to Stop Serial website Plaintiffs
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer. Here in the Atlanta area, it has gotten really hot, which is to be expected this time of year down here. I just recently got back from Savannah from training municipal judges throughout Georgia on some hot issues they face with respect to the ADA. They were a…
Hot ADA Issues For The Lodging Industry
Today’s blog entry, deals with the question of what are the hot issues with respect to the ADA and the lodging industry. As I see it, there are six, but this blog entry will only focus on four of them. Two of those four are encapsulated in 28 C.F.R. §36.302. The four are indemnification…
Uber and Title III of the ADA
Uber is back in the news with the filing of this case discussed in this article that came up in my Google alert. I have discussed Uber before as seen in this blog entry. I thought it would be interesting to highlight and discuss some of the features of the complaint and my thoughts.…
To Buy or Not: The Amicus Brief in Robles and Winn-Dixie
Hope everyone had or is having a happy holiday. Also, baseball season is underway. The Chicago White Sox are up-and-coming, but their time may not be yet. The Chicago Cubs going into the season are one of the top three to go to the World Series. The Atlanta Braves are not going to be so…