If you’ve been sued for an ADA violation in California, there’s a good chance the complaint mentions a case called Doran v. 7‑Eleven, Inc.. This case is important because it tells us how many accessibility issues a single plaintiff can include in one lawsuit, and what kind of “injury” is enough to let that lawsuit go forward. The basic story in plain English In Doran v. 7‑Eleven, a wheelchair user visited a 7‑Eleven store in Anaheim and encountered several accessibility probl

A Simple Explanation of ADA Slope Rules If you work in construction or design, you’ve probably heard both numbers for “max slope” on an accessible surface: 2.0% 2.08% (which is the same as a 1:48 slope) It sounds confusing: if the “old ADA” was always talked about as 2.0%, why do the 2010 ADA Standards and California’s CBC Chapter 11B allow a slope that works out to about 2.08%? Let’s break it down in plain language. First, what do the current rules actually say? Both the 201

California CASps are on the front line of construction‑related accessibility claims. We issue reports, we sell and track Disability Access Inspection Certificates (DAICs), and we get asked one question over and over: “If I have a CASp report and DAIC, am I protected? Do I automatically get a ‘stay’ of any lawsuit?” The short answer for practitioners: a DAIC is powerful evidence, but it does not automatically create a stay, and it is never a permanent shield. The stay and earl