Gitter Channel Archive 2nd of February 2017
Gitter Channel Archive 2nd of February 2017
What fresh hell is THIS now? - Patrick Lauke
[karlgroves] Hugely important thing I saw in Laura Carlson’s newsletter today
"With the recent proliferation of web accessibility demand letters and
lawsuits, businesses often ask whether settling a claim with one
plaintiff will bar future lawsuits brought by different plaintiffs.
One federal judge recently said no..."
http://www.adatitleiii.com/2017/01/court-says-settlement-agreement-does-not-bar-later-website-accessibility-lawsuit-by-a-different-plaintiff/
[techthomas] Yes this helps validate the case that company lawyers shouldn’t just settle cases and file away to never-never land. Not too many people partying at Party City I imagine
Hugely important thing I saw in Laura Carlson’s newsletter today
"With the recent proliferation of web accessibility demand letters and
lawsuits, businesses often ask whether settling a claim with one
plaintiff will bar future lawsuits brought by different plaintiffs.
One federal judge recently said no..."
http://www.adatitleiii.com/2017/01/court-says-settlement-agreement-does-not-bar-later-website-accessibility-lawsuit-by-a-different-plaintiff/
[karlgroves] > Yes this helps validate the case that company lawyers shouldn’t just settle cases and file away to never-never land. Not too many people partying at Party City I imagine
The problem, as I see it, is that there are now lawyers who simply ask for some piddly amount like $2k to go away. So the websites themselves never get fixed, people’s rights are still violated, but some of these lawyers still get their paychecks.
[karlgroves] I think sometimes lawsuits can be a mechanism for advocacy. For instance, some lawyers will sue/ threaten to sue and offer settlement terms which come with sizable damages plus a series of criteria for compliance with the terms of settlement. I’d consider that advocacy.
But offering to go away for only $2k is crappy. That’s a shakedown.