Kris interviews ADA defense attorney Richard Hunt on website accessibility litigation and asks Richard for responses to Reddit comments and questions on ADA compliance (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.
Timestamps (linked to YouTube video):
0:00 Introduction
1:52 What people are not understanding about website accessibility and litigation
5:24 The latest in website accessibility litigation: Supreme Court grants certiorari on whether tester has standing to sue
7:40 How will plaintiffs lawyers respond if testers don't have standing to sue
9:42 The current level of litigation activity and what are the current settlement amounts
11:02 How California, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania compare in general settlement amounts
12:07 Why it's so important to hire a defense attorney to represent you before responding to a demand letter or complaint
14:13 Why do plaintiffs lawyers file class action lawsuits over website accessibility and how likely is a class action to result from a lawsuit
15:48 Total cost of ADA website litigation
18:07 Cost if you settle your case right away
20:05 What happens if you ignore a demand letter or a complaint filed in court
23:04 What are the usual non-money settlement terms required by plaintiffs law firms
24:22 Is there any insurance that covers ADA website cases or website owners should look into
26:15 How important is getting a clean result on automated accessibility scans
28:27 Scans website owners should pay attention to
29:48 Reddit questions and comments
30:20 How likely is it that website accessibility lawsuits get thrown out (motions to dismiss)
32:55 Does documenting accessibility efforts help your defense
34:40 Is there a good plugin or tool for analyzing your website and bringing into ADA compliance
38:04 A friend advised me to ignore the ADA website lawsuit
41:02 How common is it for a business to be sued multiple times
42:52 Do plaintiffs lawyers think overlay widgets make a website ADA compliant
45:03 Can settling these cases set you up for more lawsuits
48:10 Richard has tremendous insight into ADA website litigation
49:49 Richard's contact information
Watch my first interview with Richard Hunt:
Inside Litigation: ADA Defense Attorney Richard Hunt on Website Accessibility Lawsuits, Settlements
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
#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 digital team.
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Kris also created the WCAG Course.
The WCAG Course explains the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (version 2.1 AA and version 2.2 AA) in practical, easy to understand language so your team can learn all of the different accessibility considerations.
You can sign up now at https://WCAGCourse.com.
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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.
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