Disability rights activist faces Supreme Court showdown over hotel accessibility lawsuits

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The Supreme Court will decide whether accessibility 'testers' can sue over a lack of information on hotel websites when they have no intention of staying at the hotels in question.

The justices will decide whether accessibility "testers" can sue over a lack of information on hotel websites when they have no intention of staying at the hotels in question.

To have standing, plaintiffs traditionally have to show they have suffered an injury, and Acheson says Laufer has failed to demonstrate that. Acheson's lawyers say in court papers that Laufer has filed more than 600 lawsuits targeting small hotels and bed and breakfasts, and that the cost of litigating a case can put defendants into bankruptcy.

 

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This isn’t discrimination if you’re purposely looking for something. I think Deborah Laufer will have better results lobbying or just asking politely instead of suing these mom & pop business owners until they lose their business. After all that what was accomplished?

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