Alameda Business Owners Fight Serial ADA Lawsuit Filer

Seven hundred eighty-eight cases isn't an ADA tester, it's extortion.

If he’s a “tester” the money should go to benefit people with disabilities not his pockets or lawyers pockets.

He’s not trying to help other handicapped people.... he’s trying to get rich. And it’s working!! The fact that he has filed 700 cases in less than 10 years is outrageous!!

Should be able to just use his previous lawsuits as evidence that he’s frivolously suing people for quick payouts

How is it this guy can have 700 cases, but his lawyer doesn't see the pattern? Oh right, money.

Anyone with a even a small piece of brain knows what this is! This is a shakedown!

Potter Handy should be investigated independently. I have no idea why integrity, morality and common sense are not required for attorneys.

He keeps filing because everyone keeps settling with him. I’m glad that these business owners are standing up to him and taking it to court because otherwise he’s just going to keep doing it and keep getting rich off of business owners.

Change the fines to be donated to a charity or fund and see how quick the lawsuits stop

I'd say 700 suits is worthy evidence of a pattern.

I'm Disabled and in a wheelchair. But suing people in small business is ludicrous. But sometimes it's about the money

I’m disabled and I’m saying this guy is a grifter. If it was truly about ADA access, he would approach the business owners and ask them to correct the issues - opening up accessibility to all patrons. I hope these business owners win and the man can no longer extort from hard-working men and women.

That jerk is making bank of the backs of hard working people!!! I can tell by some of the comments that most of you don’t own a business. When you work 16 hours a day and some low life legally steals your money then you can come back and make a comment

The definition of grift. Hitting these small mom and pop shops after Covid is downright criminal. But am I surprised in the Bay? Not a chance.

This person came after a small a family restaurant/bar business in my area in Sonoma County; way outside of their area. It was said he wasn't even there to order food, just passing through to find businesses to extort ahem file a lawsuit for ADA updates. The business didn't have a button to push that'd open the bar door. There was access not requiring a button by going around the side. It costs more money fighting it than settling with small businesses, which appears to be the real M.O.. This business was later flooded by a huge winter rainstorm that caused thousands in damages. How they stayed alive, especially after/during the pandemic, has got to have been because the owners are loved by the community and keep showing up for them. I want equal access for those with disabilities, but a singular person filing serial lawsuits sounds too intentional and predatory. The law should change to a certain capacity.

There needs to be a limit on how many times a person can initiate suits like this. The ability for a handicap person to maneuver in the world is not going to be improved by frivolous law suits.

make it a fix it ticket instead, get rid of the money settlement incentive if that disabled person really cared about accessibility

I’ve been in my chair for 20 years and have never even thought about suing a small business. Most business owners are happy to accommodate me if I needed anything. This guy is definitely wrong. So crazy.

If he’s a tester then why isn’t the ADA suing them instead of this man doing it for personal gain?

He’s a very bitter individual, stuck in himself...