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Civil Litigation

Oct. 5, 2017

Lawsuit over blind access to mobile apps moves forward

Judges of Central District of California split on whether lack of federal standards matters.

Lawsuit over blind access to mobile apps moves forward
Judge Michael Fitzgerald

A lawsuit that’s among the first to challenge the accessibility of mobile phone applications under the Americans with Disabilities Act will move forward after a judge this week rejected an argument about the lack of federal standards, the fourth ruling from an apparently split Central District bench.

U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald’s denial on Tuesday in Los Angeles of CVS Pharmacy Inc.’s motion to dismiss bucks a March rul...

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