ADA Access Lawsuit Summary

In a prior thread, I suggested that I might consider voting for President Trump's reelection if he (among other things) accomplished a significant rollback of the private right of action under the ADA.  This resulted in a bit of criticism and questioning of what I have against disabled people.

I have nothing against the disabled, but it is not the normal disabled folks who file ADA lawsuits.  As I mentioned in the other thread, I subscribe to a service which provides me a daily summary of all new litigation filed in the Southern Division of the Central District of California (basically Orange County) and the Orange County Superior Court.  I'll go back to August 1 and list the plaintiffs who have filed disability cases (either under the ADA or our state equivalent) as well as the law firms representing them and the type of business they sued:



8/26/19
David Hester represented by Center for Disability Access - Public Storage
David Hester represented by Center for Disability Access - Public Storage
David Hester represented by Center for Disability Access - Public Storage

8/23/19
Roy Rios represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys - Website access
Roy Rios represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys - Website access
Roy Rios represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys - Website access

8/22/19
Roy Rios represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys - Website access
Louis Do represented by Manning Law - Website access

8/21/19
James Rutherford represented by Manning Law - Fast food
James Rutherford represented by Manning Law - Unknown (possibly insurance company)
Belen Acevedo represented by Center for Disability Access - Beauty school
Roy Rios represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys - Website access
Roy Rios represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys - Website access
Roy Rios represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys - Website access

8/20/19
United African-Asian Abilities Club and Theodore Pinnock represented by Lightning Law - Apartment access
Belen Acevedo represented by Center for Disability Access - Unknown
Belen Acevedo represented by Center for Disability Access - Restaurant

8/19/19
David Hester represented by Center for Disability Access - Public Storage
Rusty Rendon represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys - Clothing company
Dominic Martin represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys - Clothing company

8/16/19
N/A

8/15/19
Young Kwon represented by So Cal Equal Access Group - Fast Food (parking)

8/14/19
Luis Villegas represented by Center for Disability Access - Fast Food
Susan Lee represented by So Ca Equal Access Group - Thrift Store

8/13/19
Miriam Maldonado represented by So Cal Equal Access Group - Donut shop
Jin Lee represented by So Cal Equal Access Group - Sushi restaurant
James Lee represented by So Cal Equal Access Group - Liquor store

8/12/19
Bryan Williams represented by Ross Cornell - Auto body shop
Michael Rhambo represented by So Cal Equal Access Group - Liquor store

8/9/19
Bryan Williams represented by Ross Cornell - Auto body shop

8/8/19
Bryan Williams represented by Ross Cornell - Liquor store

8/7/19
James Rutherford represented by Babak Hashemi - Unknown
Bryan Williams represented by Ross Cornell - Cell phone store

8/6/19
Bryan Williams represented by Ross Cornell - Essence beauty spa

8/5/19
Bryan Williams represented by Ross Cornell - Tile and stone showroom

8/2/19
Bryan Williams represented by Ross Cornell - Barber shop

8/1/19
Chris Langer represented by Center for Disability Access - Unknown
Chris Langer represented by Center for Disability Access - Bank
Chris Langer represented by Center for Disability Access - Lumber shop
Bryan Williams represented by Ross Cornell - Paint store
Adam Ghadiri (pro se) - Fast Food

In light of the above information, I find it nearly impossible to believe that the majority of these suits brought to redress an actual access barrier encountered by a disabled person in their daily lives.  Instead, the volume of suits by individuals creates the impression that this is a cottage industry of bullshit shakedowns against local businesses by people who have no intention of actually patronizing the business.  It should be severely rolled back.