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Two-Part CALA Forum on Avoiding ADA Lawsuits

This two-part series on Thursday, November 8, and Tuesday, December 4, is intended to help businesses avoid ADA related lawsuits. This is a great opportunity for small/medium businesses to get information from experts in the field of ADA compliance. 

Part one on Thursday, November 8, will address the six most common physical targets of ADA/Access Lawsuits. Architect Don Reeves, AIA, is an expert in ADA compliance issues.  In addition to his forty-plus year career, he was responsible for reviewing the ADA considerations for Lindbergh Field, Petco Park and the Grossmont Union High School District.   More than 5,000 ADA/Access Lawsuits have already been filed against San Diego businesses, many of them by out-of-town attorneys and plaintiffs. There are no "grandfathering" exemptions to avoid these lawsuits. 

Part two on Tuesday, December 4, deals with the rapidly emerging shakedown claims, which can be made even if your property is 100% ADA compliant. David Warren Peters, CEO and General Counsel of Lawyers Against Lawsuit Abuse, APC, will discuss ways to avoid the latest developments in lawsuit abuse,

Attend this two-part series and protect your business with valuable information about ADA compliance.  Don't be a Target- literally!  Target Corporation was recently sued over claims that their website is not accessible to the visually impaired. On October 3, 2007 a U.S. District court in San Francisco certified the case as a class action.  Formerly, to file an ADA/Access Lawsuit, you actually had to go to the business in question, so there was some practical limit on the number of suits that could be filed by any plaintiff or law firm.  Because many users can surf 100 websites per hour, there is no limit to the number of lawsuits they can file in a day!

The Target lawsuit could open the floodgates for a new type of ADA/Access Lawsuit.  So now, not only do business owners need to worry about the "brick and mortar" barriers at their locations, they need to worry about the potential barriers in their websites, policies and business practices. 

To register for the forum, e-mail sdcala@sbcglobal.net or call (619) 295-6059.  Read more about the Target lawsuit here.