A California appellate court last week joined courtsacross the country that have found the Americans withDisabilities Act applies to the websites of brick-and-mortarbusinesses.
In a 33-page published decision written by Justice MariaStratton, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed a lowercourt judgment finding that the owner of the Los Angeles restaurantThe Whisper Lounge had violated the ADA—and, therefore, thestate's anti-discrimination law—by failing torender its website accessible to blind customers.
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Ross Todd
Ross Todd is the Editor/columnist for the Am Law Litigation Daily. He writes about litigation of all sorts. Previously, Ross was the Bureau Chief of The Recorder, ALM's California affiliate. Contact Ross at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Ross_Todd.
