- From: Gregg Vanderheiden <gv@trace.wisc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:07:42 -0500
- To: Colin Lieberman <colinl@yahoo-inc.com>
- Cc: Ryan Jean <ryanj@disnetwork.org>, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Received on Monday, 13 April 2009 16:08:35 UTC
a great web site to go to regarding negotiated settlements is http://lflegal.com Gregg ----------------------- Gregg Vanderheiden Ph.D. Director Trace R&D Center Professor Industrial & Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison On Apr 13, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Colin Lieberman wrote: > I am not a lawyer. Your question is best answered by a qualified, > experienced attorney. > > However, in the US, the accepted best practice is to first try to > resolve any dispute without involving the courts (avoiding what are > called "drive-by lawsuits"). Usually with the assistance of an > attorney, the affected party (a user who is unable to use the > website) contacts the company in question, and tries to resolve the > issue through discussion. > > Lawsuits are only filed when that process breaks down. > > Ryan Jean wrote: >> How does one know when to file a complaint or lawsuit against a >> website for not being web accessible? I mean I wouldn’t think one >> would file a lawsuit against a website that was just made by an >> individual for fun, but against a big name company website yes. So, >> where is the line in this? >> Sincerely, >> Ryan Jean >> Assistant IT Specialist >> The Disability Network >> Flint, MI >> > >
Received on Monday, 13 April 2009 16:08:35 UTC