Figueroa v. Azar

Apr 25, 2018

OUTCOME: Successfully negotiated a settlement agreement requiring the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide all Medicare-related communications to blind individuals in accessible formats

Successfully negotiated a settlement agreement requiring the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide all Medicare-related communications to blind individuals in accessible formats and to en ... sure that the Medicare website, including all beneficiary forms, is accessible.

Hindel v. Husted

Mar 26, 2018

OUTCOME: Secured injunction requiring the Ohio Secretary of State to make his website accessible

Secured injunction requiring the Ohio Secretary of State to make his website accessible – on behalf of the National Federation of the Blind and three blind Ohio voters; successfully appealed trial cour ... t’s dismissal of plaintiffs’ claim for an accessible method of absentee voting to the Sixth Circuit leading to Ohio adopting accessible absentee voting in time for November 2018 election.

National Federation of the Blind v. E la Carte, Inc. & DineEquity, Inc.

Nov 20, 2017

OUTCOME: Settlement agreement requiring the manufacturer of tablets used in Applebees’ restaurants to make their tablets accessible to blind customers

Successfully negotiated a settlement agreement requiring the manufacturer of tablets used in Applebees’ restaurants to make their tablets accessible to blind customers and for the Applebees’ franchisor ... to license only accessible tablets. (2017)

National Federation of the Blind v. E la Carte, Inc. & DineEquity, Inc.

Nov 20, 2017

OUTCOME: Settlement agreement requiring the manufacturer of tablets used in Applebees’ restaurants to make their tablets accessible to blind customers

Successfully negotiated a settlement agreement requiring the manufacturer of tablets used in Applebees’ restaurants to make their tablets accessible to blind customers and for the Applebees’ franchisor ... to license only accessible tablets. (2017)

Johnson v. Hooters of America, LLC

Apr 01, 2015

OUTCOME: Won an arbitration award of more than $250,000 on behalf of an African-American former Hooters server who was fired from her job because of Hooters’ racially discriminatory image policy.

National Federation of the Blind v. Lamone

Sep 04, 2014

OUTCOME: Secured an injunction requiring the Board of Elections to make its online ballot-marking tool available to voters with disabilities.

The Maryland Board of Elections refused to make its online ballot-marking tool available to voters with disabilities, even though the tool was the only way these voters could vote privately and indepen ... dently via absentee ballot.

Anthony v. Durham School Services, L.P.

Jul 09, 2014

OUTCOME: Helped secure a $1.25 million settlement for a class of school bus drivers and attendants who were wrongly denied overtime and regular pay for all hours worked.

Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrust

Jun 10, 2014

OUTCOME: Groundbreaking U.S. Court of Appeals victory

Represented National Federation of the Blind in a copyright infringement case that will make more than 10 million published works from universities’ library collections available to blind individuals i ... n digital format.

National Federation of the Blind v. U.S. Department of Education

Jan 01, 2014

OUTCOME: Helped negotiate an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that will make student loan information – websites, forms, and documents related to the Department’s Direct Loan program – accessible to blind applicants and borrowers.

Blake v. Crain

Sep 27, 2012

OUTCOME: Won $7 million verdict

Roofer who suffered debilitating back pain as a result of a car accident