Recently by Todd A. Bromberg
Ninth Circuit Issues Sweeping New Ruling Expanding The Scope Of Disabled Individuals' Standing To Challenge The Architectural Barriers Of A Public Accommodation Under The Americans With Disabilities Act
Ringing in the new year with a major decision interpreting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an en banc panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Chapman v. Pier 1 Imps. (U.S.), Inc. , 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 453 (9th Cir. Jan. 7, 2011) has held that a disabled...
Read MorePublic Accommodations: Make Title III Of The ADA Good For Business - Part II
Lawsuits involving public accommodation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA" or the "Act") have proliferated over the past several years. A combination of virtual strict liability for new construction and the availability of attorneys' fees have - to use the words of one...
Read MorePublic Accommodations: Make Title III Of The ADA Good For Business - Part I
Lawsuits alleging discrimination against public accommodations under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA" or the "Act") involve many of the elements in-house lawyers hate. First, there is the sympathetic plaintiff who is "simply" fighting to obtain equal access to a public...
Read MoreHas Employment Arbitration Finally Come Of Age?
Companies have long understood the appeal of arbitrating employment disputes. Jurors often can identify with an employee complaining about his or her boss, and see the employer as an insensitive behemoth with deep pockets.The confidential and informal nature of mandatory arbitration can also...
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