ADA rules for a business website are not the same in every state. Here is what is happening in yours.
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10 states with notable accessibility activity.
Counts reflect full year 2025 federal filings where available. Settlement ranges are public estimates from defense-side reporting.
| State | Filings, full year 2025 | Settlement range | Top industries |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York lawsuit data | 1,021+ | $25,000 to $75,000 | Retail, Restaurants, Hotels |
| Florida lawsuit data | 961+ | $15,000 to $60,000 | E-commerce, Restaurants, Healthcare |
| Illinois lawsuit data | 585+ | $10,000 to $50,000 | Retail, Food & Beverage |
| Minnesota lawsuit data | 162+ | $10,000 to $35,000 | Retail, Healthcare |
| Pennsylvania lawsuit data | 137+ | $10,000 to $40,000 | Retail, Restaurants |
| California lawsuit dataUnruh Act | Active | $25,000 to $60,000+ | E-commerce, Hospitality |
| Georgia lawsuit data | Active | $10,000 to $35,000 | Retail, Hospitality |
| New Jersey lawsuit data | Active | $10,000 to $40,000 | Retail, E-commerce |
| Ohio lawsuit data | Active | $10,000 to $35,000 | Retail, Restaurants |
| Texas lawsuit data | Active | $10,000 to $40,000 | Retail, E-commerce |
"Active" means accessibility cases are being filed in the state but no confirmed full year 2025 federal website count is published for it, so we do not invent one.
Georgia does not appear in the national filing counts, but it sits in the same federal circuit as Florida. See website accessibility lawsuits in Georgia for what that means in practice.
Questions that apply in every state.
Does an accessibility overlay widget protect my business from a lawsuit?
No, in any state. An overlay widget changes what a page looks like at the moment it loads without changing the underlying HTML, so the same WCAG violations remain in your code and can still be cited in a claim. The FTC fined one major overlay vendor $1 million in January 2025 for overstating what its tool could do, and courts have not treated installing an overlay alone as evidence of a genuine remediation effort. Real code-level fixes, with a dated record of when they were made, reduce risk. Nothing eliminates it entirely.
Does being a small business protect me from a website accessibility lawsuit?
No. About 64 percent of businesses sued over website accessibility in 2025, roughly two out of three, had under $25 million in annual revenue, per UsableNet's 2025 midyear report. A business does not need meaningful web traffic or a national footprint to receive a demand letter.
Which industries see the most website accessibility lawsuits?
E-commerce, by a wide margin: about 69 percent of the digital accessibility lawsuits in UsableNet's 2025 midyear report targeted e-commerce sites, followed by food service and healthcare. Each state page above shows which industries lead in that state.
Scope of this analysis
SCOPE LIMITATION: This report documents violations identified by automated WCAG 2.2 AA scanning using axe-core v4.11.0. Automated tools identify approximately 30 to 40% of all WCAG criteria. This report does not constitute legal advice, guarantee ADA compliance, or protect against legal action. ADA compliance is a legal determination made by courts. For full WCAG conformance assessment, engage an IAAP-certified accessibility professional.
Sources: Seyfarth Shaw, “Federal Court Website Accessibility Lawsuit Filings Bounce Back in 2025” (March 2026); Seyfarth Shaw, “ADA Title III Federal Lawsuit Filings Fall Slightly to 8,667 in 2025” (February 2026); UsableNet 2025 Midyear ADA Digital Accessibility Lawsuit Report; FTC case record, accessiBe Inc., matter 2223156.