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This is how a typical website accessibility lawsuit reads, and what the checker gives back. The underlined words are where each line of the summary comes from.
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
JANE DOE, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
-against-
YOUR BUSINESS LLC,
Defendant.
Index No. ______
SUMMONS
To the above named Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer on the Plaintiff's attorneys within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within 30 days after service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York.
COMPLAINT
1. Plaintiff, a legally blind person, brings this action under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq., alleging that Defendant's website is not fully accessible to blind and visually impaired people who use screen-reading software.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands a preliminary and permanent injunction, compensatory and statutory damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Example summary
- Who is suing you
- Jane Doe, for herself and others in the same position.
- Their law firm
- Plaintiff's Counsel LLP, the firm that signed the complaint.
- What they claim
- Your website doesn't work with the screen-reading software blind people use.
- What they want
- A court order to change your site, money damages, and their legal fees.
- When to respond
- 20 or 30 days20 days after the papers were handed to you in New York, or 30 days if they reached you another way.
A made-up example of a typical complaint. Your summary is built from your own papers.
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Recent dismissals for businesses we defended
Website accessibility lawsuits thrown out in New York courts.
Alexandria v. Just Shades, Inc.
Supreme Court, New York County, July 2026
Complaint dismissed in its entirety. The plaintiff had filed 54 near-identical lawsuits. Leave to amend denied.
Sumlin v. Royal Batch
Supreme Court, New York County, June 2026
Complaint dismissed. The court found a serial plaintiff's standing allegations inherently incredible.
Martin v. Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Co.
Eastern District of New York, March 2025
ADA website class action dismissed for lack of standing.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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