The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), established in 1990, requires all properties open to the public to be made accessible to persons with disabilities ...

Long Beach, California attorney John Coates is not someone you want to hear from if you own commercial real property that has, for example, a parking lot open to the public. There’s nothing wrong with ...

Meeting Americans with Disabilities Act requirements when your business opened is no guarantee you’re protected from future lawsuits and resulting penalties under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.

The world of accessibility laws is complex and there are new rules being made all the time. Partner's Christy Kim, AIA, CASp explains a new California law, AB 2093 on disclosing and handling ADA ...

Slowly, but surely, the California Legislature is making progress tackling the issue of shakedown lawsuits alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We saw the first bit of ...

The epidemic of ADA lawsuits against small businesses has just recently hit Second Street in Belmont Shore and Naples. Within the last 30 days there have been upwards of 25 lawsuits filed against ...

ADA specialist Christy Kim discusses some of the proactive measures that will help you stay ahead of so-called "professional plaintiffs" seeking out businesses to bring lawsuits against. The Americans ...

A South Bay lawmaker wants to help small businesses become accessible to people with disabilities by extending a program that funds inspections and building grants. Assembly Bill 2164, authored by San ...