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Perspective

Dec. 30, 2014

More ADA lawsuit reform needed despite efforts

California has 40 percent of the nation's ADA lawsuits, but only 12 percent of the country's disabled population. By Katherine Pettibone and Chris Micheli


By Katherine Pettibone and Chris Micheli


A growing concern of California small business owners is the continued filing of lawsuits for construction-related violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. While disability rights advocates make the point that the federal law has been in effect for the past quarter century and businesses should comply with it, there is a legitimate problem of lawsuits that only result in financial pay-outs to a select group of a...

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