ADA litigation and threats webinar planned for Jan. 18

Credit unions across the country are being threatened with litigation from a handful of plaintiffs’ law firms seeking to profit from the ambiguities in requirements for website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Many of these threats come from the Pacific Trial Attorneys, based in Newport Beach, CA. In recent weeks, credit unions […]

Credit unions across the country are being threatened with litigation from a handful of plaintiffs’ law firms seeking to profit from the ambiguities in requirements for website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Many of these threats come from the Pacific Trial Attorneys, based in Newport Beach, CA. In recent weeks, credit unions have also received demand letters from “copycat” law firms.

In a member-only webinar, CUNA and CUNA Mutual staff will provide updates about the latest state of these litigation threats and about compliance resources, advocacy efforts to fight this predatory litigation, and other resources that credit unions should be aware of.

Thursday, Jan. 18
Time: 3 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. ET
Register  here for the webinar.

Speakers:
Ryan Donovan, CUNA, Chief Advocacy Officer
Jared Ihrig, CUNA, Chief Compliance Officer
Carlos Molina, CUNA Mutual Risk Management Consultant, Business Protection Risk Management
Leah Dempsey, CUNA, Senior Director of Advocacy and Counsel

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