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ADA Defense Lawyer: A Victory Against Serial Plaintiff: The “Reservation Rule” Lawsuit Against California Hotel Dismissed
Martin H. Orlick | January 25, 2022
By Jim Butler, Martin Orlick In another blow to serial ADA litigation against hotels, a judge in the Northern District of California has issued an opinion dismissing the case against JMBM client OCI, which owns and operates a Comfort Inn & Suites near the San Francisco International Airport. Brian Whitaker, who has filed nearly 2,000 ADA lawsuits in the last two years, claimed that OCI failed to include enough detail in its online description of accessible features, violating the ADA’s “Reservation Rule.” JMBM filed a motion to dismiss on behalf of OCI, which was granted on January 6, 2022. This is the second Reservation Rule ...