Category: ADA
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ADA Lawsuit Insurance Coverage California
A large part of my law practice is defending business owners and property owners in ADA access lawsuits. One of the first questions I am asked is whether the defendant should contact their liability insurance provider regarding coverage for the lawsuit. I have heard mixed results. Most ADA Lawsuits Don’t Trigger Coverage In my experience,…
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Scott Johnson Has Filed 136 Lawsuits So Far This Year
We are just over halfway through 2016. ADA lawsuits continue to be a massive problem for small business owners in California. I decided to take a look at how many ADA lawsuits Scott Johnson has filed so far this year. The number may surprise you. Scott Johnson Sues All Over Northern California Many people that…
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SB 269 2016 – ADA Reform for California?
2016 is another year where California businesses continue to suffer from ADA-related litigation in the state and federal courts. As I have discussed before, the real problem with the ADA are some California-specific laws. Each year there are several efforts to curtail ADA abuse in California, but no meaningful relief has been delivered yet. Or…
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ADA Lawyer Tanya Moore Back in the News
Prolific ADA lawsuit filer Tanya Moore is back in the news for continuing to extort small businesses up and down California for alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act. About a week ago ABC 30 highlighted the often unfair tactics that ADA plaintiff’s attorneys use to obtain settlements from unsuspecting business owners and landlords. Specifically, the…
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Scott Johnson Filed 7 ADA Lawsuits in November 2015
How many people did you sue in November of this year? The answer is more than likely “zero.” However, prolific ADA plaintiff / attorney Scott Johnson has filed seven lawsuits just in this month alone. These seven lawsuits were all filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. That is…
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SB 251 ADA Reform Bill 2015 Vetoed
There were a handful of ADA-related bills introduced in the California Legislature this year. Just two actually went the distance and ended up on the Governor’s desk. This blog is about Senate Bill 251, a bill that the Governor vetoed. SB 251 contained several important provisions that would have helped California business owners deal with…
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Scott Johnson Has Filed Over 60 Lawsuits in Sacramento This Year
Scott Johnson, notorious abuser of the Americans with Disabilities Act, has filed over 60 lawsuits in Sacramento federal court so far this year. While Scott Johnson is not the only person filing ADA lawsuits in California, he is certainly the most well-known in the Sacramento area. Having filed literally thousands of lawsuits over the years,…