Sports Venues and the Americans with Disabilities Act

By Ryan C. Chapoteau and Gregg E. Clifton, of Jackson Lewis   Throughout the country, sports teams and their venues have been hit with an uptick of public accommodation lawsuits under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), along with its state and local counterparts. The ability to obtain attorney’s fees makes these cases attractive to plaintiffs’ firms.   Plaintiffs include fans, who team up with firms to travel around facilities or sign onto websites to “testâ€