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November 6, 2026, 6 minutes to read

ADA website lawsuits against Shopify stores: what federal court records show

We counted federal court records, January 2022 to September 2026: how often US Shopify stores were sued, and where. Plus what to check this week.
Suits we found, by court

Named a US Shopify store

Every other suit

Southern District of New York

702 of 1,761

Eastern District of New York

131 of 490

Southern District of Florida

59 of 425

Northern District of Illinois

93 of 202

The other 34 courts together

101 of 604

Suits filed January 3, 2022 to September 29, 2026. We found each store on Shopify, in the US, on the day we checked in 2026. Our count misses many suits.

Other topics

WCAG
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), the accessibility standard, explained for stores.
Shopify
What shoppers run into on a Shopify store, from theme to checkout.
Keyboard
Shopping with only a keyboard, and where shoppers get stuck.
Apps
Apps you add to your store, and the problems they can bring.
Statements
Accessibility statements: what yours should say, and what to leave out.
Overlays
Widgets and scripts sold as fixes: what they can, and can't, change.

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