Judge throws out more than 1,000 disability lawsuits
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An Arizona state court judge has dismissed out more than 1,000 “frivolous” lawsuits against small business filed by a “serial litigator” that charged their parking lots did not comply with the state’s disability law.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said in a statement issued Feb. 17 that Phoenix-based Advocates for Individuals with Disability Foundation in 2016 flooded state courts with more than 1,700 “copy-and-paste” lawsuits.
The ruling dismissing more than 1,000 of the cases by Judge David M. Talamante of Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa, was in response to a motion filed by the attorney general’s office charging the foundation with lack of standing. The statement said the office plans to file a motion for sanction against the foundation.
A foundation spokesman could not be reached for comment.
