ADA Lawsuits: Why 95% of the 4,000+ Settled Last Year—and What It Means for Your Business

Recorded Live: November 20, 2024

Discover why so many of these cases are filed, why organizations settle, and what this means for your business.

This webinar will cover common allegations, digital accessibility barriers, key legal concepts and principles driving these cases (and settlements), and risk mitigation tactics and strategies that every team – from Marketing and UX to Development and QA – needs to understand.

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Featuring John Egan, Partner at Seyfarth

This webinar will cover:

Common accessibility barriers that give rise to ADA Title III lawsuits
Key legal insights and principles
The reasons why companies settle and implications for your business
How every team can contribute to developing and maintaining an accessible website.
Essential defensive strategies for your website

Ensure your website is accessible and legally compliant—join us for this crucial webinar.

Your Panelists

John Egan

Partner at Seyfarth

John is a subject matter expert in ADA Title III, and digital accessibility in particular. He partners with clients, not only to defend them against digital accessibility class and single-plaintiff litigation in courts nationwide and before agencies such as the United States Department of Justice, but also to develop robust digital accessibility compliance programs. He has experience in every facet of accessibility ligation, from early investigations and settlement through deposition discovery and trial. John is one of the editors of Seyfarth’s comprehensive blog on all things accessibility, the ADA News & Insights Blog. He publishes frequently on emerging developments in that blog, and has also authored articles on accessibility topics in publications such as The New York Times, Law360, ABA Journal, Real Estate Weekly, Corporate Counsel, Crain’s New York Business, Habitat, and the New York Observer. He is the former chair of the NYC Bar Association’s Disability Law Committee. Read John's complete bio on the Sefarth website.

Jason Taylor

Chief Innovative Officer at UsableNet

Jason C. Taylor is the Chief Innovation Strategist and Advisor to the UsableNet CEO with nearly 20 years of experience in usability and accessibility.

Jason is a global technology thought leader for multichannel customer engagement, actively advising leading companies on how to extend their brands across multiple channels for all users. He has been an active member of the accessibility and usability communities since 2001, which started with leading partnerships between UsableNet, Macromedia (now Adobe), and The Nielsen Norman Group.