Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal Publishes Akin Gump Analysis of 9th Circuit Ruling on ADA Claims for Websites and Mobile Apps

Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal has published the article “Ninth Circuit Determines that Absence of Federal Guidance Is No Bar to ADA Claims Challenging Websites and Mobile Apps,” written by Akin Gump labor and employment partner Esther Lander, litigation partner Michael Stortz and litigation counsel Mira Baylson.

The article, which originally appeared as an Akin Gump client alert, analyzes a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that the website and mobile app of Domino’s Pizza “were not accessible to visually impaired or blind people in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.” The authors write that the panel also determined “that the lack of federal guidance as to what the ADA requires could not serve as a defense to claims for noncompliance.”

Lander, Stortz and Baylson observe that the issue of whether and how the ADA “might apply to websites and mobile apps has been an open question for some time.” The lack of clarity and federal guidance played a prominent role in the case, they add, and will likely remain so as the legal and regulatory landscape continue to evolve.

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