“The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled in favor of the retailer, finding that plaintiff Byron Chapman does not have standing to pursue claims for alleged barriers that he had not personally encountered and where he was not deterred from entering the store.” [Cynthia Lambert, California Civil Justice; Byron Chapman v. Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc. opinion (PDF)]
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Man that’s a really narrow ruling. Really just functions as a how-to guide for future ADA litigants to avoid the same problems; will have no lasting effect in this area of law. Just means a drive-by ADA field trip will need to be more thorough and take a bit longer.
I strongly support access for the disabled, but the serial filing industry is nothing but a pure criminal scam.