Pryor Cashman Counsel Sarah Bell, co-chair of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Defense + Consulting Practice and a member of the Litigation and Labor + Employment Groups, spoke with Law360 about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Acheson Hotels, LLC, Petitioner v. Deborah Laufer.

In “High Court Axes ADA Case But Says Issue Is ‘Very Much Alive,’” Sarah comments on the Court’s decision that the case itself is moot, but the underlying issue of standing to sue when companies don’t post accessibility information on their websites is still “very much alive.

“It appeared to me during oral argument that the justices were headed in this direction, which was declining to decide the substance of the case based on mootness,” ADA defense attorney Sarah E. Bell of Pryor Cashman LLP said.

“I’m disappointed to see that’s where the majority ended up,” Bell said. “However, I’m pleased that Justice Thomas wrote a concurrence which does evaluate the substantive jurisdictional question, which, as he knows, is expressly permitted. It was like he wants courts throughout the country to have a framework for how to evaluate standing in ADA cases.”

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