A group of 19 state attorneys general is urging the Justice Department to issue guidance on website accessibility under the Americans With Disabilities Act—an effort that the department abandoned when President Trump took office.
"This void in the law has led to unnecessary lawsuits in an effort to exploit the law's ambiguity for financial gain with little or no corresponding benefit to consumers," the attorneys general said in their letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Consumers across the country are suing businesses, including credit unions, in an effort to collect damages, with varying success.
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