Business Law
Business Law Annual Review 2017
Content
- Business Law News Editorial Team
- Executive Committee of the Business Law Section 2016-2017
- Business Law News Table of Contents
- Executive Committee: Message from the Chair
- Agribusiness Committee 2016 Year In Review
- Bln Editorial Board: Message from the Editor
- Banks Face Wave of Website Accessibility Claims Under the Ada
- Recent Developments Affecting Insolvency and Commercial Finance in California and the Ninth Circuit
- Describing the Collateral Subject to a "Blanket" Lien, or How to Knit a Big, Soft, Warm Blanket
- Annual Update of Alternative Dispute Resolution Cases
- Selected 2016 Developments in Corporate Law
- Standing Committee Officers of the Business Law Section 2016-2017
- Update on California Finance Lenders Law
- Despite Successes in Fending Off Claims Based on Actual Authority, Franchisors Still Face Difficulties in Defending Claims Based on Ostensible Authority
- Annual Health Law Review for 2016
- 2016 Developments in Internet and Privacy Law
- Bls Opinions Committee: Review of Current Developments for 2016
- New Report on Third-Party Closing Opinions for California Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships About To Be Published
BUSINESS LAW NEWS Table of Contents
Executive Committee: Message from the Chair…………………………………………………………..5
BLN Editorial Board: Message from the Editor……………………………………………………………8
Agribusiness Committee: 2016 Year In Review……………………………………………………………9
By Lauren Layne, Mark Bateman, Elise O’Brien, and Kari Fisher
The Agribusiness Committee’s "2016 Year in Review" focuses on significant State and Federal decisions, legislation, and regulatory programs affecting the agricultural industry.
Banks Face Wave of Website Accessibility Claims Under the ADA…………………………….11
By Merrit Jones
This past year has seen a surge in demand letters and lawsuits alleging that business websites are inaccessible in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, despite the fact that the ADA and its implementing regulations do not expressly address websites. The Department of Justice is developing regulations for website accessibility, but is not expected to finalize those until 2018 at the earliest. In the meantime, the DOJ has taken the position that an industry standard applies: the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 AA. Courts, however, are split as to whether the ADA applies to websites. Most recently, a California district court granted Domino’s Pizza’s motion to dismiss on grounds that it would violate the company’s due process rights to hold that its website violates the ADA, because the DOJ still has not promulgated regulations defining website accessibility. This article by Merrit Jones of Bryan Cave LLP analyzes the controversy, and what it means for a website to be accessible under the WCAG 2.0 AA guidelines.