Compliance Radar · Accessibility
ADA website lawsuits topped 5,000 in 2025, including about 1,400 against sites using widgets
More than 5,000 website accessibility suits in 2025, and about 1,400 against sites with a widget.
- Status
- Still rising: 5,006 federal ADA Title III suits in the first half of 2026, the most at midyear since 2021.
- Takes effect
- Ongoing
- Announced
- Mar 25, 2026 (Seyfarth); UsableNet report December 2025
- Type
- court ruling
What changed
Seyfarth counted 3,117 federal website suits in 2025, up 27% from 2,452 in 2024; UsableNet counted over 5,000 through December 15, 2025. In February 2026 DOJ opposed a class settlement light on fixes.
Who it affects
US consumer sites and apps, especially ecommerce (about 70% of suits), most often in New York, Florida and Illinois.
What to do
- Audit key flows against WCAG 2.2 AA and fix the code.
- Don't rely on an overlay; plaintiffs sue sites using them.
- Keep dated audit and fix records.
What ComplyMo already handles
Page audits and daily re-checks: Growth and up. Everything else: every plan, from $19 a month.
Sources
- Seyfarth: 2025 federal website filings (opens in a new tab)
- UsableNet: 2025 year-end report (opens in a new tab)
- US DOJ: opposes class settlement (opens in a new tab)
- Seyfarth: suit dismissed as moot (opens in a new tab)
Summary of public sources, not legal advice.