Unfortunately, this isn’t just something that could happen, it is happening right now. Most notably, they have sued GameKastle (Hobby Games Distribution, Inc), Games of Berkeley, California, Black Rowan Games in Tracy, California, GMT Games in Hanford, California, Crafty Games of Washington, GameScape North in San Rafael, California. So these small businesses still have to fight the settlement in court, and if you’re a small business, that has only been opened for a few years, you might not have the cash sitting around to pay lawyers for a possibly drawn-out case, or enough just outright to pay the settlement.Ĭase in point, Blackrowan Games was just forced to close on October 6th because of just such an occurrence:ĭisturbingly in the past 90 days, there appears to have been litigation against 212 different businesses with the word “game” in their name, according to the accessibility website. There is zero tolerance for ADA violations, no matter the size. The problem then becomes, that even if you take action to be compliant after you receive notice, that isn’t enough. Then they send out lawsuits (which look to be in the neighborhood of $20,000 and more) to those companies. So, what exactly is happening, and how are they getting money? First, it seems like individuals scroll through the web to find uncompliant sites with the ADA (and it seems like many game stores are). They have already sued dozens of game companies as well as large corporate brands outside of the hobby. It looks like the main culprits filing litigation are a lot of the same people too, but more on that below.
Games Stores Closing Due to Lawsuit Happy ADA Compliance Trolls If you own a game store (especially in California), or any other small business, be aware that your industry may be being targeted by predatory individuals for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website compliance. This is happening, and this is very real. Game stores are closing due to lawsuit-happy predatory trolls attacking small businesses whose websites may not be ADA-compliant.
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