Federal District Court in Vermont Finds Web-Only Businesses Are Places of Public Accommodation Under Title III of the ADA

Although no federal appellate court has decided the issue, district courts are continuing to take sides in the debate over whether web-only businesses are subject to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For those of you keeping score, California leads the way, with multiple decisions from its district courts holding that they are not. One decision from a Massachusetts district court says that they are. Last week, the US District Court for the District of Vermont, which sits within the Second Circuit (which also includes New York and Connecticut district courts) joined the Massachusetts district court on the “Yes” team.

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