New Laws
Jan. 19, 2017
SB 269: Disability access lawsuits
Creates a rebuttable presumption that certain technical violations of the ADA do not entitle an individual to statutory damages. By Jack Schaedel
Jack Schaedel
Employment Law Neutral
Alternative Resolution Centers
UCLA Law School
Jack Schaedel is an employment law neutral with Alternative Resolution Centers. Over the course of his career, he represented and advised both employees and employers in high-stakes litigation while also mediating cases through the LA Superior Court. He founded and chaired the Labor & Employment Section of the Pasadena Bar Association and serves on the Executive Committee of the Labor & Employment Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
For years, California businesses have been sitting ducks for frivolous access suits in which professional plaintiffs visit a series of businesses or malls, take measurements, then leave. The owners think nothing of it until a few weeks later upon receiving boilerplate demand letters, alleging a client was "denied access" to the stores on the same day, and threatening to sue if they fail to pay up. The amount is usually too low to ...
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