Legislation designed to curb ADA lawsuits clears key committee in State Senate
A measure authored by Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and Senator Bob Dutton (R-Rancho Cucamonga), designed to curb predatory Americans With Disability (ADA) lawsuits against small businesses in California, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee this week on a 4-1 vote.
Lawmakers try to stop ADA 'nuisance lawsuits'
California lawmakers are holding hearings on a proposal to stop what they call ADA "nuisance lawsuits".
EDITORIAL: Bill would offer more balance on ADA lawsuits, damages
California has long struggled to find the right balance between making sure the disabled have access to public places and protecting businesses from burdensome lawsuits.
ADA Compliance or Frivolous Lawsuits?
Three businesses in the small town of Foresthill have been hit with lawsuits alleging that they are not in compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, but the owners of those businesses see the lawsuits as a shakedown.
ADA Expert Helps North State Businesses Avoid Lawsuits
Many small business owners want to comply with the ADA but they almost always find the law impossible to understand.
Local Business Face Threats of Lawsuits over ADA
More than 20 years after the passage of The Americans With Disabilities Act it is impossible to miss the results of that legislation. But for activist ADA lawyers, it is...
Another View: Delaying lawsuits isn't fair to the disabled
Margaret Jakobson-Johnson, advocacy director for Disability Rights California, is responding to the May 8 editorial "Find balance on disabled access, excess litigation." The editorial said, "Senate Bill 1186 would ban 'demand for money' letters and would require attorneys to send a notice letter listing any alleged construction-related violations at least 30 days before filing suit. That would ...
Measure aims to check ADA lawsuit abuse in Calif.
SACRAMENTO, CA - State lawmakers have approved a bi-partisan bill that would stem the tide of ADA lawsuit abuses.
Foresthill businesses face ADA compliance lawsuits
FORESTHILL - Business owners in this historic foothill community said they're under siege after they became the latest targets of a disabled attorney who claims the businesses lack proper access.