Two more businesses hit with ADA lawsuits

A Maryland lawyer has sued two more Richmond businesses for failing to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

In March, RBS reported that Joel Zuckerman had filed more than 70 ADA compliance lawsuits on behalf of a handful of plaintiffs.

Two more cases have been filed by Zuckerman since that report.

Full Kee restaurant and Mexico Restaurant, both on Horsepen Road, are being sued for failure to meet the requirements of the act, which was passed to provide equal access of public places to people with disabilities. Both suits allege the properties do not have accessible parking, among other violations. The plaintiff in both cases has appeared as a plaintiff in 32 similar suits.

BizSense has also heard of at least one more Carytown business that has received a letter  from Zuckerman requesting compliance with the act since our story first ran.

The business of accessibility

Kevin Mak remembers the day a man in a wheelchair entered his restaurant with a few friends, ate some sushi and left without incident. A few weeks later, Mak, who owns Carytown Sushi, received a lawsuit in the mail.

The man in the wheelchair, Craig Fabian of Midlothian, alleged that the restaurant was in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. And Mak is not alone. Since November, plaintiffs have sued Thai Diner Too, Plan 9 and a Wachovia bank branch over compliance problems. Read more