This column reports on several significant, representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Jack B. Weinstein held that a claim against an art supply business for maintaining a website inaccessible to blind people was covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Judge Dora L. Irizarry made Fatico findings against defendant in connection with a sentencing for his role in purchasing material with military or nuclear uses for shipment to Iran. And Judge Leonard D. Wexler relied, in substantial part, on contractual provisions, including a forum selection clause, in denying defendants’ motion to dismiss.
ADA—Website Access
In Andrews v. Blick Art Materials, 17 CV 767 (EDNY, July 31, 2017), Judge Weinstein clarified the extent to which the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101, et seq. (ADA), applies to a business website.
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