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Inside Litigation: ADA Defense Attorney Richard Hunt on Website Accessibility Lawsuits, Settlements
Kris interviews renowned ADA defense attorney Richard Hunt on website accessibility litigation (subjects time stamped below). Richard Hunt is a Board Certified Civil Trial lawyer with 35+ years of trial experience in state and federal courts.
Richard has a national ADA and FHA consulting and defense practice representing real estate developers, retailers, restaurants, shopping centers, banks, apartment owners, governmental entities, and others.
You can email Richard at [email protected]. You can also find Richard online at:
Law Firm Website: https://hunthuey.com
Blog: https://accessdefense.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmhunt
0:00 – Introduction
0:42 – Richard’s experience in website accessibility litigation
1:47 – What is a typical client experience when someone hires Richard
3:42 – What are the typical settlement amounts
5:57 – What are the most commonly claimed accessibility issues
8:04 – Keyboard navigation
8:54 – What is the current legal landscape
10:58 – FHA website accessibility litigation status
11:40 – How does judge affect next move
13:45 – Litigation hasn’t decreased but settlement amounts have decreased
14:39 – How active is litigation in other states beyond New York, California, and Florida
15:39 – Will new plaintiffs’ law firms enter the space
17:07 – What is the current legal standard under Title III of the ADA
20:03 – Meaningful access standard
22:14 – Lack of clarity gives plaintiffs’ lawyers an advantage
23:30 – The best reason to make a website is accessible isn’t litigation, it’s providing access
25:38 – What changes or developments in the legal landscape Richard anticipates going forward
27:53 – Richard’s take on overlay widgets
29:38 – Do plaintiffs’ lawyers think overlays make a website accessible
30:46 – As a small business, what are the next steps after receiving a demand letter
32:44 – Richard’s why litigation is not helping people with disabilities
35:02 – Do plaintiffs ever give website owners a break if they’re making progress
35:53 – One thing businesses should know about website accessibility litigation
36:33 – There are no plaques for preventing litigation
37:10 – Last notes to pass along
37:50 – How people can contact Richard
#RichardHunt #ADADefenseAttorney #ADAWebsiteLawsuit
Kris designed the ADA Compliance Course (ACC) as instructions you can give your team to fix the most commonly claimed issues in ADA website lawsuits. The ACC is really an SOP for your web team. Your team can get started in minutes at https://ADACompliance.net/.
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh/
Kris offers accessibility services including WCAG 2.1 AA manual audits and remediation at https://accessible.org.
Kris also wrote the book on ADA compliance for digital assets. You can find out more about The ADA Book at https://ADABook.com.
Transcript:
https://adabook.com/ada-defense-attorney-richard-hunt-website-accessibility-lawsuits/
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By Kris RivenburghKris interviews renowned ADA defense attorney Richard Hunt on website accessibility litigation (subjects time stamped below). Richard Hunt is a Board Certified Civil Trial lawyer with 35+ years of trial experience in state and federal courts.
Richard has a national ADA and FHA consulting and defense practice representing real estate developers, retailers, restaurants, shopping centers, banks, apartment owners, governmental entities, and others.
You can email Richard at [email protected]. You can also find Richard online at:
Law Firm Website: https://hunthuey.com
Blog: https://accessdefense.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardmhunt
0:00 – Introduction
0:42 – Richard’s experience in website accessibility litigation
1:47 – What is a typical client experience when someone hires Richard
3:42 – What are the typical settlement amounts
5:57 – What are the most commonly claimed accessibility issues
8:04 – Keyboard navigation
8:54 – What is the current legal landscape
10:58 – FHA website accessibility litigation status
11:40 – How does judge affect next move
13:45 – Litigation hasn’t decreased but settlement amounts have decreased
14:39 – How active is litigation in other states beyond New York, California, and Florida
15:39 – Will new plaintiffs’ law firms enter the space
17:07 – What is the current legal standard under Title III of the ADA
20:03 – Meaningful access standard
22:14 – Lack of clarity gives plaintiffs’ lawyers an advantage
23:30 – The best reason to make a website is accessible isn’t litigation, it’s providing access
25:38 – What changes or developments in the legal landscape Richard anticipates going forward
27:53 – Richard’s take on overlay widgets
29:38 – Do plaintiffs’ lawyers think overlays make a website accessible
30:46 – As a small business, what are the next steps after receiving a demand letter
32:44 – Richard’s why litigation is not helping people with disabilities
35:02 – Do plaintiffs ever give website owners a break if they’re making progress
35:53 – One thing businesses should know about website accessibility litigation
36:33 – There are no plaques for preventing litigation
37:10 – Last notes to pass along
37:50 – How people can contact Richard
#RichardHunt #ADADefenseAttorney #ADAWebsiteLawsuit
Kris designed the ADA Compliance Course (ACC) as instructions you can give your team to fix the most commonly claimed issues in ADA website lawsuits. The ACC is really an SOP for your web team. Your team can get started in minutes at https://ADACompliance.net/.
Connect with Kris directly on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/adabook
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrivenburgh/
Kris offers accessibility services including WCAG 2.1 AA manual audits and remediation at https://accessible.org.
Kris also wrote the book on ADA compliance for digital assets. You can find out more about The ADA Book at https://ADABook.com.
Transcript:
https://adabook.com/ada-defense-attorney-richard-hunt-website-accessibility-lawsuits/