[blindLaw] Accessibility law firm lawsuits resources

Fri Sep 8 09:28:59 UTC 2023

I believe this practice is unethical because the individuals they employ do not have any intention of making a purchase; instead, their sole aim is to generate profit for themselves and the law firm by threatening to file lawsuits against businesses. This forces businesses into a situation where they can either choose to pay the law firm a significantly smaller amount to make the threat go away, as opposed to the potentially higher costs they would incur if they were to be sued by the law firm.

> On Sep 3, 2023, at 12:46 PM, Rod Alcidonis via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Testing to identify potential civil rights violation is not new. This is a practice regularly employed in housing discrimination investigations. As previously suggested, this is definitely a good topic for a law school paper but as a practical matter, I don't see anything unethical about this. It is one of the investigative tactics that can be used to uncover violations.
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> 
> Rod,
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw
> Sent: Sunday, September 3, 2023 2:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Accessibility law firm lawsuits resources
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> Max, 
> 
> Is it your belief that law firms shouldn't be allowed to collect attorneys' fees in cases where they had a blind tester test a website to begin with? 
> 
> Sanho 
> 
>> On Sep 3, 2023, at 12:28 PM, Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Just for the sake of the argument, why would this be unethical, 
>> assuming the websites in question really are inaccessible, contrary to 
>> the law?
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> 
>> Ger
>> 
>>>> On 9/3/23, Max Smith via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hello Dennis,
>>> I am a current law student with a strong interest in web 
>>> accessibility. I am reaching out because I believe it is highly 
>>> unethical for these law firms to engage in such practices.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Sep 1, 2023, at 10:27 AM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw 
>>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> It sounds like a topic for a final law school paper
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Please advise as you like.
>>>> 
>>>> Mike M.
>>>> 
>>>> Mike mcglashon
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Dennis 
>>>> Clark via BlindLaw
>>>> Sent: Friday, September 1, 2023 12:18 PM
>>>> To: Max Smith via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: Dennis Clark <dennis at dgclark.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Accessibility law firm lawsuits resources
>>>> 
>>>> Hello Max,
>>>> 
>>>> Are you a lawyer, or a current law student? Once I know this I can 
>>>> better provide an answer that may make sense. I'm asking because 
>>>> your question as presented is somewhat unusual, and kind of reads 
>>>> like a possible law school exam question.
>>>> 
>>>> All the best,
>>>> 
>>>> Dennis
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 9/1/2023 2:25 AM, Max Smith via BlindLaw wrote:
>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm curious if anyone is aware of any instances where charges have 
>>>>> been
>>>> brought against law firms that hire visually impaired or disabled 
>>>> individuals to identify inaccessible websites. These individuals are 
>>>> subsequently utilized to initiate lawsuits against businesses or 
>>>> companies that are considered inaccessible. The testers are 
>>>> compensated when the law firm settles the lawsuits. Essentially, 
>>>> this could be perceived as a form of extortion.
>>>>> 
>>>>> If anyone has a source they could point me to, I would greatly 
>>>>> appreciate
>>>> the opportunity to delve deeper into this topic.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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