On contingency cases, the statutory max in California is only 30%. Do you know what this means? It means the lawyer gets paid only IF THEY WIN. You're an idiot who doesn't know the law.
You weren't listening. He said there would be a pattern of going after small businesses who can't pay for settlements and see if they settled for little money. That would mean he is only doing it for money.
@@ABCDE710 No, I heard right. Yeah, he is doing it for the money. "The defendants would have to show that Garcia targets small businesses that don't have deep pockets for minor violations".
Put businesses on notice and give them the 60 days to correct any violations before assessing any fines or allowing any litigations and this kind of crap will dwindle considerably. Garcia, the lawyers and their kind say it’s about making things right but we all know it’s about the money.
It's not really a vexatious litigant if the lawsuits are valid, which they undoubtedly are. The ADA and the regulations promulgated under it are voluminous, highly technical, and easy to violate. To be honest, I can't really blame the plaintiff or the San Diego law firm that represents him. He's just taking advantage of California's version of the ADA, which is harsh and provides for an automatic $4,000 civil penalty against any business that violates any of the hundreds of regulations and standards that have grown out of the law, which also provides for the award of attorney's fees to the plaintiff if he wins. The problem is that the law is "strict liability", which means that if there is a violation, however technical or nit-picky, that's an automatic $4,000 fine that goes to the plaintiff. Doesn't matter if it's an honest oversight. The solution (as Professor Levine alluded to in the video) is to change the law to allow a targeted business a reasonable opportunity to correct the violation, without penalties, before a lawsuit is filed. This would protect the needs of the disabled without creating "shakedown" operations that target small businesses.
Here's the problem with that: the Americans with disabilities act is designed to be enforced by civilians, not by government. So would you say 700 lawsuits filed by the district attorney is vexatious litigant? How about 700 fines issued by a code enforcement officer or a police officer? Or 700 tickets issued by a parking enforcement officer? See, at first brush I totally get your point but when you start to realize that the creators of the ADA did not want to force local jurisdictions to hire compliance officers, they left that to individuals. Once you realize that, it is not that unusual.
The thing is this guy, Garcia, never stepped a foot inside their businesses. It’s called drive-by-lawsuit. They probably look at the pictures of businesses and decides to sue. Do you think that’s legitimate lawsuit? The law says you have to physically be there to patronize the business. .
Whether or not there’s a scam is for the courts to decide. The problem here is that this man and his vulture “lawyers” are not trying to better anything else than their own bank accounts. I wonder what ugly business he would have spent his time on, had he not been in a wheelchair.
no. they need to investigate the complaints to see if they are VALID. i bet half of them will be correct and those fucking businesses need to fix it. you know...that is one way the shit businesses can avoid fines is TO FIX THE PROBLEM. going to fucking fight this guy in court doesn't solve the problem. some other person will simply complain about it if the problem is real.
@@Dapper_Dean or maybe he's just someone in a wheelchair that knows what it feels like to not be able to roll up steps, or not be able to use the bathroom in public bc the door isn't wide enough. There are many perspectives at play here. Maybe the guy in the video is tired of seeing non-compliant businesses get away with it. All businesses need to be wheelchair accessible. Period.
I wish the guy interviewed in the wheelchair would have pointed out that the plaintiff is obviously abusing the system to his own personal gain, and essentially ruining the well meaning of ADA for the rest of the handicapped.
The guy gets around. I've seen him in the Financial District. Looks like some of the video here is in North Beach. Next time I see him I'll tip him over.
@@maggiejetson7904 you're a terrible human. Make him completely immobile bc he makes a dollar off those who aren't ADA compliant? How does that make sense? If businesses are paying him off, they're doing it bc it's cheaper than fixing the root issue or fighting it in court..... where they would lose even more in a lawsuit. And if they aren't, they deserve to pay. Either way, they aren't ADA compliant. These people are marginalized and they're making a point with these lawsuits. Good for them. A simple way to stop all this would be to make sure you are up to code. If you can't do that, find another way to make a living where you don't have to worry about catering to the handicapped.
@@boofert.washington2499 Did you even read other news article? There are places who are completely compliance but got bullied to settle instead of paying for the legal cost to fight it. He was never there and he sue everyone just because he can. Seriously, you are helping the bully who got away making a buck off everyone's hard work.
@delreydavid : The problem is that they're not actually deadbeat businesses and they don't discriminate against the disabled. They are typically small, "Mom & Pop" operations that have been found to be in violation of one of the hundreds of obscure, technical ADA regulations on the books (e.g., a counter is half an inch too high), and a "professional plaintiff" swoops in and takes advantage of the situation, to his financial benefit (and that of the law firm that represents him). What needs to happen is that the law needs to be amended so that a targeted business has a reasonable opportunity to fix the problem before a lawsuit is filed. This would protect the rights of the disabled while avoiding the shakedown operations that crop up as a result of the harsh and unforgiving character of the current California law.
Man, i am also a wheelchair user, and i come across businesses that need more training or education. I found speaking nicely, google reviews, and formal letters work 99% of the time. This guy is hurting us by leaping to lawsuits over minor things. It only makes it harder for serious suits over aggregious refusals to comply to ADA to be believed. One thing I achieved by simply talking to people: a handicap accessible bathroom and parking spaces installed in a popular meeting hall in my town. I did not have to sue or even threaten to sue
Obviously he and the lawyers are doing it only for the settlement money and doesn’t care about ADA corrections at all. Some of the business he is suing had ADA renovations just before the lawsuits, and he probably never been to most of the businesses being sued.
An ADA tester hahahahaha give me a frikken break. He's a serial scammer along with his liawyer accomplices. Give the guy a little push in front of a bus
😂😂😂🎉😅😅 ahhhh!!!!🤣🤣 I had it run through my primordial brain, but u said it!! Yes! That. And I agree 1000 %. It's a scam due to a badly written law. I will bet money the original spirit of the law is what we all think it is. to allow those with disabilities to have the same access as everyone to public areas and businesses. But the law bein the law, a bad sentance or something not thought thru carefully allows this to happen. If the government actually wants to do the right thing , they would add in a first step, which is the notice to business owner to identify and educate and give a time frame to correct. IF still not done, THEN sue em. Let's hope reason prevails here.
Karma got the guy who was doing the same exact thing here in my city. He sued over 500 places, ended up underneath a Buick with his wheelchair wrapped around his neck. All the money he got from the lawsuits could not save him from karma… lol
sounds like this is what the guy does as a living, i mean i get living on disability is surviving not thriving doesnt make it right though. may not even be just him may be family members doing this on his "behalf" so they can get a little kick back
People like this are a stain on the legal profession. If you're a lawyer and you take on a client like this you are literally what's ruining this country.
Yeah, the lawsuits aren't actually "phony". But California's ADA law needs to be relaxed a bit so that a small business that happens to have unknowingly violated some obscure, technical regulation has an opportunity to correct the violation without getting hit with an automatic $4,000 civil penalty and attorney's fees.
@@zebra6687 _"I can't stand people that file phony ADA lawsuits."_ That was supposed to be a joke? You're right -- I don't get it. Can you explain it to me?
Abuse of process then if not a vexatious litigant. This guy would never put that many miles on that electric wheelchair if he was just out for something to eat.
You shouldn’t be allow to file a lawsuit to win any lottery if your outcome is to have businesses change their practices. You should only allow to file a complaint to city inspectors to go out inspect businesses to change their practices. Remove the lawyers from many equations and removing monetary compensations would be great for everyone moving forward so there is no incentives fir bad players.
Well I seen that young man perfectly roll right up into that store. So I agree it should be dropped. It's a bunch of crap him doing that to people. And not right.
When people complain that it is cheaper just to settle, remember that it is the legislature that has not properly funded the justice system. The fact that they are all members of the bar, to me, is evidence that they want to keep the cost of access to the courts high.
There is no such things as a n ADA tester. If there were it would be a paid job offered by the government. Meaning the money they win in a lawsuit would go to the government not the person cause they would already be being paid. That law firm hired this guy so they could get cash coming in to stay in business. The handicapped guy thinks he is doing a good thing, sees a small percentage of the money made (the majority going to the firm). The guy also sees it as making money to be self sufficient. He is not hurting anyone and doing a greater good. Once that firm is shut down, he will see other lawyers to carry on the good work only to find out he had been used. My other thought: I would call it a frivolous lawsuit if what he was suing for is above and beyond what the shop offers. Example: no public toilets. Also, the law was designed to punish people who did not fix violations after they had been warned and refused to fix after so many days. These owners where never warned. Then there is the non compliant shop owner who says they can’t fix the problem cause they don’t own the building. They told the landlord and it is now up to the landlord to fix. Courts have thrown out law suits against business owners who rent so, the charges can be filed against the building owner instead of the shop/ the renter.
Our nation will not survive without serial litigators like Mr. Garcia. Our nation is made stronger by sueing small businesses during a pandemic. If you disagree your evil and will be censored.
I did get a kick out of how the newscaster buried the lead to the very end, the businesses were actually in violation of the Americans with disabilities act which by definition means they were discriminating against the disabled. We may not like that, I may personally not even agree depending on the circumstance but that is the law and that is not that complicated to follow the law.
If someone does not stand up and say enough is enough, it just keeps going on. LIKE MANDATES. NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS NEWSCAST THAT DUFUS SAYS THEY DID HAVE TO FIX THE VIOLATIONS. FIX THE VIOLATIONS AND YOU WON"T BE SUED.
These clowns are using the court system, to steal money from struggling moms and pops stores. I bet they don't even really shop at many of these shops they target. They're nothing but rolling extortionists. Lol!
That dude is just simply greedy. Living off by suing people (600 lawsuit is no joke). This is unfair for all of those small businesses. The law firm should also be responsible for this. They makes easy money with these lawsuits. Such a broken human being.
well you know what to do people if you see this guy beat the crap out of him it's still cheaper than a lawsuit also have a sign that states right to refuse
There is a car wash in Fremont/ Newark Renaissance car wash has no wheelchair access if you need to pay inside with cash at front door , I walk with a cane no rails to hold on to.....
yeah, dude with the wheelchair needs a wheelchair wash from his dirty schemes. Lol! But I'll back your struggles though. As long as you're not abusing the laws like that dude.
700 lawsuits since Covid. This guy and his lawsuit company must be rubbing their hands, "Nice tidy sum this business is bringing in. What a racket." Wonder how many of these 700 small companies have ever been revisited by the handicapped guy?
Total con job..." we need to sue to force compliance " Yeah sure you do... who gets the money in the end ? You and wheelchair guy does . If you really want to help take some of that money and donate it to ADA, oh but you won't...Why do you need to sue for money, what about a warning to fix the issue or a city citation? Pure con job and everyone knows it. "Allegedly" I need to insert a legal term.
Some day, somebody will make that scum bag lawyer pay for all the damage he's caused. Access for the handicapped is a very good thing. I applaud it. Then some sack of crap lawyer hires a tool and screws the little grocer, sandwich maker, etc. out of business. This needs to stop. It's a perversion of justice.
So here’s my question, yeah this guy is definitely trying to work the system, but are the cases is valid? Are these businesses not meeting ADA standards? And if so, what difference does it make how many businesses he goes after he’s making a difference and making things better for other disabled people. When you’re in business you know that there are ADA requirements you have to meet in your place of business if you choose to ignore those rules then you have to suffer the consequences. And if this guy wants to spend his time going door-to-door checking on businesses that’s his right to do so. If you’re operating a business you should be open and accessible for everybody instead of waiting for someone to sue you make it happen now and then you won’t get sued. Also thumbs up for this guy for playing the system as a disabled person you’re often on limited income with limited opportunities for employment or to advance yourself, he’s found a way to make money and make things better for other disabled people, why not good for him. As anybody who has spent time with a disabled person knows it can be challenging to navigate the world even with accommodations, so if these businesses aren’t meeting the bare minimum then that’s not right. Like sure you brought the guy in the wheelchair in for the story but how much you wanna bet that handicapped accessible counter wasn’t there prior to them being sued? They even admit at the end of the story that both businesses did have ADA violations. So stop trying to garner sympathy. Instead of trying to ignore the rules do what you’re supposed to do on your own accord and someone won’t be able to sue you
The thing is this guy, Garcia, never stepped a foot inside their businesses. It’s called drive-by-lawsuit. They probably look at the pictures of businesses and decides to sue. Do you think that’s legitimate lawsuit? The law says you have to physically be there to patronize the business.
Dude is grifter and needs to be jailed
I bet the lawyer takes the majority cut of the settlement and encouraging the litigator..
On contingency cases, the statutory max in California is only 30%. Do you know what this means? It means the lawyer gets paid only IF THEY WIN. You're an idiot who doesn't know the law.
@@J3unG 30% of 700 lawsuits filed is plenty of money. He is an employee of the attorneys.
@@J3unG exactly what he’s saying. The businesses are settling, so it’s an automatic win.
pure filth of a law firm
The lawyer should also be held accountable.
Dennis Price of Potter Handy?
UC Hastings Professor: "Then there would be a pattern to this". How about over 700 lawsuits?
You weren't listening. He said there would be a pattern of going after small businesses who can't pay for settlements and see if they settled for little money. That would mean he is only doing it for money.
@@ABCDE710 No, I heard right. Yeah, he is doing it for the money. "The defendants would have to show that Garcia targets small businesses that don't have deep pockets for minor violations".
@@ABCDE710 He got it right.
Put businesses on notice and give them the 60 days to correct any violations before assessing any fines or allowing any litigations and this kind of crap will dwindle considerably. Garcia, the lawyers and their kind say it’s about making things right but we all know it’s about the money.
I’d say 700 lawsuits by the same plaintiff is a good indicator of vexatious litigant. 🤣
Gotta make money somehow
It's not really a vexatious litigant if the lawsuits are valid, which they undoubtedly are. The ADA and the regulations promulgated under it are voluminous, highly technical, and easy to violate.
To be honest, I can't really blame the plaintiff or the San Diego law firm that represents him. He's just taking advantage of California's version of the ADA, which is harsh and provides for an automatic $4,000 civil penalty against any business that violates any of the hundreds of regulations and standards that have grown out of the law, which also provides for the award of attorney's fees to the plaintiff if he wins.
The problem is that the law is "strict liability", which means that if there is a violation, however technical or nit-picky, that's an automatic $4,000 fine that goes to the plaintiff. Doesn't matter if it's an honest oversight.
The solution (as Professor Levine alluded to in the video) is to change the law to allow a targeted business a reasonable opportunity to correct the violation, without penalties, before a lawsuit is filed. This would protect the needs of the disabled without creating "shakedown" operations that target small businesses.
700 within a year or 2? That’s dam near 1 a day if it’s 2 years
Here's the problem with that: the Americans with disabilities act is designed to be enforced by civilians, not by government. So would you say 700 lawsuits filed by the district attorney is vexatious litigant? How about 700 fines issued by a code enforcement officer or a police officer? Or 700 tickets issued by a parking enforcement officer? See, at first brush I totally get your point but when you start to realize that the creators of the ADA did not want to force local jurisdictions to hire compliance officers, they left that to individuals. Once you realize that, it is not that unusual.
The thing is this guy, Garcia, never stepped a foot inside their businesses. It’s called drive-by-lawsuit.
They probably look at the pictures of businesses and decides to sue.
Do you think that’s legitimate lawsuit?
The law says you have to physically be there to patronize the business. .
"Active ADA Tester" ? More like "Active scammer"
Whether or not there’s a scam is for the courts to decide. The problem here is that this man and his vulture “lawyers” are not trying to better anything else than their own bank accounts.
I wonder what ugly business he would have spent his time on, had he not been in a wheelchair.
In this case yes.....
freaking judge need to ban him from doing lawsuit
no. they need to investigate the complaints to see if they are VALID. i bet half of them will be correct and those fucking businesses need to fix it. you know...that is one way the shit businesses can avoid fines is TO FIX THE PROBLEM. going to fucking fight this guy in court doesn't solve the problem. some other person will simply complain about it if the problem is real.
@@J3unG the serial lawsuit abusers, sleazy lawyers and people like you are why this State is so screwed up.
@@J3unG you sound like the lawyers persuading these legal extortions.
@@Dapper_Dean or maybe he's just someone in a wheelchair that knows what it feels like to not be able to roll up steps, or not be able to use the bathroom in public bc the door isn't wide enough. There are many perspectives at play here. Maybe the guy in the video is tired of seeing non-compliant businesses get away with it. All businesses need to be wheelchair accessible. Period.
I wish I had a good sandwich shop like The Sandwich Board in my neighborhood. Leave the small family businesses alone.
Exactly how much money is the guy making and his shifty lawyers
I wish the guy interviewed in the wheelchair would have pointed out that the plaintiff is obviously abusing the system to his own personal gain, and essentially ruining the well meaning of ADA for the rest of the handicapped.
The guy gets around. I've seen him in the Financial District. Looks like some of the video here is in North Beach. Next time I see him I'll tip him over.
lol! You might get a free sandwich and other things, for your justifiable work. Just put it on video.
I'll treat you lunch if you break his wheelchair too.
@@maggiejetson7904 you're a terrible human. Make him completely immobile bc he makes a dollar off those who aren't ADA compliant? How does that make sense? If businesses are paying him off, they're doing it bc it's cheaper than fixing the root issue or fighting it in court..... where they would lose even more in a lawsuit. And if they aren't, they deserve to pay. Either way, they aren't ADA compliant. These people are marginalized and they're making a point with these lawsuits. Good for them. A simple way to stop all this would be to make sure you are up to code. If you can't do that, find another way to make a living where you don't have to worry about catering to the handicapped.
@@boofert.washington2499 Did you even read other news article? There are places who are completely compliance but got bullied to settle instead of paying for the legal cost to fight it. He was never there and he sue everyone just because he can. Seriously, you are helping the bully who got away making a buck off everyone's hard work.
that guy is trying to get $$$$$
Probably because in half the cases he is RIGHT and those businesses weren't doing the right thing.
@@J3unG how do you know Mr. or Ms. Know-it-all? How about the courtesy of letting these struggling shops correct their mistakes, before suing them?
Orlando Garcia.t targeting Asian communities Watch out .
This is one reason why people love Mafia movies like the Godfather.
@delreydavid : The problem is that they're not actually deadbeat businesses and they don't discriminate against the disabled. They are typically small, "Mom & Pop" operations that have been found to be in violation of one of the hundreds of obscure, technical ADA regulations on the books (e.g., a counter is half an inch too high), and a "professional plaintiff" swoops in and takes advantage of the situation, to his financial benefit (and that of the law firm that represents him).
What needs to happen is that the law needs to be amended so that a targeted business has a reasonable opportunity to fix the problem before a lawsuit is filed.
This would protect the rights of the disabled while avoiding the shakedown operations that crop up as a result of the harsh and unforgiving character of the current California law.
Good for them. I hope the guy filing these lawsuits looses and has to pay everyone.
Man, i am also a wheelchair user, and i come across businesses that need more training or education. I found speaking nicely, google reviews, and formal letters work 99% of the time. This guy is hurting us by leaping to lawsuits over minor things. It only makes it harder for serious suits over aggregious refusals to comply to ADA to be believed.
One thing I achieved by simply talking to people: a handicap accessible bathroom and parking spaces installed in a popular meeting hall in my town. I did not have to sue or even threaten to sue
Obviously he and the lawyers are doing it only for the settlement money and doesn’t care about ADA corrections at all. Some of the business he is suing had ADA renovations just before the lawsuits, and he probably never been to most of the businesses being sued.
We need more people like you, to persuade instead of litigate
Yup. Why didn't he ask nicely about getting accomodations? If you don't ask, you don't get.
An ADA tester hahahahaha give me a frikken break. He's a serial scammer along with his liawyer accomplices. Give the guy a little push in front of a bus
😂😂😂🎉😅😅 ahhhh!!!!🤣🤣
I had it run through my primordial brain, but u said it!! Yes! That.
And I agree 1000 %. It's a scam due to a badly written law. I will bet money the original spirit of the law is what we all think it is. to allow those with disabilities to have the same access as everyone to public areas and businesses. But the law bein the law, a bad sentance or something not thought thru carefully allows this to happen. If the government actually wants to do the right thing , they would add in a first step, which is the notice to business owner to identify and educate and give a time frame to correct. IF still not done, THEN sue em. Let's hope reason prevails here.
Push Mr garcia off a dock and call him Bob
Karma got the guy who was doing the same exact thing here in my city. He sued over 500 places, ended up underneath a Buick with his wheelchair wrapped around his neck. All the money he got from the lawsuits could not save him from karma… lol
hopefully same thing happens here
He's abusing the system. He probably ran out of places to eat at in San Diego to sue, so he moved on to San Francisco.
He should go after Target for all the cart build up in the handicap parking spots.
Someone needs to put that fraud in jail.
Seriously hire a freaking hit man
Just roll his trifling ass off Fisherman's Warf. Lol!
sounds like this is what the guy does as a living, i mean i get living on disability is surviving not thriving doesnt make it right though. may not even be just him may be family members doing this on his "behalf" so they can get a little kick back
And the insanity continues unabated.
People like this are a stain on the legal profession. If you're a lawyer and you take on a client like this you are literally what's ruining this country.
The entire Potter Handy firm should be disbarred.
I can’t, stand, people that file phony ADA lawsuits. LOL.
Yeah, the lawsuits aren't actually "phony". But California's ADA law needs to be relaxed a bit so that a small business that happens to have unknowingly violated some obscure, technical regulation has an opportunity to correct the violation without getting hit with an automatic $4,000 civil penalty and attorney's fees.
@delreydavid you missed the point, it was a joke
@@Milesco you missed the point, it was a joke
@@zebra6687 _"I can't stand people that file phony ADA lawsuits."_
That was supposed to be a joke? You're right -- I don't get it. Can you explain it to me?
"Do you want some pepper ....spray with your turkey?"
(Back over him in the parking lot.)
That's is so sad that someone is abusing the law
I wonder if this is the same dude who got rich suing small business in laguna beach for the same thing
He also sued Burger King because they forgot pickles on his Whopper.
That's why some lawyers get shot 🔫
The ADA gave the owners 30 yrs to comply with regulations so forgive me as a disabled person if I do t feel sorry for these fines and lawsuits.
ridiculous and pathetic
Seems like this guy needs to become a quadriplegic and blind
I'm looking to start a business and looking at patents currently, I should just sue away to make money instead
Abuse of process then if not a vexatious litigant. This guy would never put that many miles on that electric wheelchair if he was just out for something to eat.
This is going on in San Diego right now. I think 30 to 60 days for the plaintiffs to get compliance before getting sued would be great.
You shouldn’t be allow to file a lawsuit to win any lottery if your outcome is to have businesses change their practices.
You should only allow to file a complaint to city inspectors to go out inspect businesses to change their practices.
Remove the lawyers from many equations and removing monetary compensations would be great for everyone moving forward so there is no incentives fir bad players.
Well I seen that young man perfectly roll right up into that store. So I agree it should be dropped. It's a bunch of crap him doing that to people. And not right.
Only in America…🙄He’s milking the system…and these attorneys are helping him. If he’s been doing this 700 times he knows the system
"OBVIOUSLY a Serious SKAM"
Orlando Garcia from Southern America feels entitled to other peoples money.
Will Sacramento do anything about this? Is there no better way to help business and property owners?
When people complain that it is cheaper just to settle, remember that it is the legislature that has not properly funded the justice system. The fact that they are all members of the bar, to me, is evidence that they want to keep the cost of access to the courts high.
There is no such things as a n ADA tester.
If there were it would be a paid job offered by the government. Meaning the money they win in a lawsuit would go to the government not the person cause they would already be being paid.
That law firm hired this guy so they could get cash coming in to stay in business. The handicapped guy thinks he is doing a good thing, sees a small percentage of the money made (the majority going to the firm). The guy also sees it as making money to be self sufficient. He is not hurting anyone and doing a greater good.
Once that firm is shut down, he will see other lawyers to carry on the good work only to find out he had been used.
My other thought:
I would call it a frivolous lawsuit if what he was suing for is above and beyond what the shop offers.
Example: no public toilets.
Also, the law was designed to punish people who did not fix violations after they had been warned and refused to fix after so many days.
These owners where never warned.
Then there is the non compliant shop owner who says they can’t fix the problem cause they don’t own the building. They told the landlord and it is now up to the landlord to fix. Courts have thrown out law suits against business owners who rent so, the charges can be filed against the building owner instead of the shop/ the renter.
Please tell the guy to move to LA COUNTY So, he can sue the city. Because here we almost can’t find the side walk now it’s full of food stand.
don't encourage the scammers. Just tell your mayor and don't be a Scrooge.
This happens all over the us I'm shocked as to why this happens.
To be clear I am in a wheelchair and these lawyers don't rep us.
Thats violating the one lawsuit in one life rule.
Our nation will not survive without serial litigators like Mr. Garcia. Our nation is made stronger by sueing small businesses during a pandemic. If you disagree your evil and will be censored.
excessive litigation will contribute to our downfall if we arent careful
Going to? Well underway….
Good for the fight ,way to go.
I did get a kick out of how the newscaster buried the lead to the very end, the businesses were actually in violation of the Americans with disabilities act which by definition means they were discriminating against the disabled. We may not like that, I may personally not even agree depending on the circumstance but that is the law and that is not that complicated to follow the law.
If someone does not stand up and say enough is enough, it just keeps going on. LIKE MANDATES. NOTICE AT THE END OF THIS NEWSCAST THAT DUFUS SAYS THEY DID HAVE TO FIX THE VIOLATIONS. FIX THE VIOLATIONS AND YOU WON"T BE SUED.
These businesses need to file a class action against serial plaintiffs.
what a racket,,,good intentions opening a huge can of worms
YOU VOTED FOR THIS !! HAVE FUN!!!
These clowns are using the court system, to steal money from struggling moms and pops stores.
I bet they don't even really shop at many of these shops they target.
They're nothing but rolling extortionists. Lol!
The ADA laws are overbearing and a burden on small businesses to begin with!
Reform ADA!
Start by forcing people like that jerk to regularly shop at the places they sue.
If businesses are settling does that mean they are paying him off to go away and not complying with the ADA rules?
Federal law allows the property owner to cure the issue.
That dude is just simply greedy. Living off by suing people (600 lawsuit is no joke). This is unfair for all of those small businesses. The law firm should also be responsible for this. They makes easy money with these lawsuits. Such a broken human being.
So….WHAT…inconvenience did he claim? That would be nice to know.
im disabled and this restaurant made a joke out of me? can I sue? under the ADA?
Now people are filing serial lawsuits against websites that aren't compliant. This kind of stuff is pure extortion.
Taco Bell needs to be investigated also. For violation customer demands such as the Mexican Pizza. That was so tragic losing that menu item.
I hope they win and end up costing this pos more than he's been getting out of small businesses.
This will pass as a green light for the FBI to look into
He's creating diversity in ADA lawsuits. You can't knock him for that.
A shakedown lawsuit by any other name is still the same a shakedown lawsuit.
No injury, no case.
well you know what to do people
if you see this guy
beat the crap out of him
it's still cheaper than a lawsuit
also have a sign that states right to refuse
Lawyers help them and tell them to go in and complain
Makes it hard for others with ada issues...for shame
I’d have to hire a hit man on that crooked man…
Shops been there for 40 years laws been there for 30? Did I hear that right wouldn't that grandfather them?
It's so obvious how disingenuous and greedy he is. We need to change the law because the system is being abused for personal profit.
There is a car wash in Fremont/ Newark Renaissance car wash has no wheelchair access if you need to pay inside with cash at front door , I walk with a cane no rails to hold on to.....
yeah, dude with the wheelchair needs a wheelchair wash from his dirty schemes. Lol!
But I'll back your struggles though. As long as you're not abusing the laws like that dude.
Good! Book em Dano
He is a scammer. Put hom in jail and confiscate asset.
700 lawsuits since Covid. This guy and his lawsuit company must be rubbing their hands, "Nice tidy sum this business is bringing in. What a racket."
Wonder how many of these 700 small companies have ever been revisited by the handicapped guy?
Idk who this guy is but he’s putting a huge target on his back
Welcome to Cali!!
Lol, they should pass another law.
Total con job..." we need to sue to force compliance " Yeah sure you do... who gets the money in the end ? You and wheelchair guy does . If you really want to help take some of that money and donate it to ADA, oh but you won't...Why do you need to sue for money, what about a warning to fix the issue or a city citation? Pure con job and everyone knows it. "Allegedly" I need to insert a legal term.
Didn’t even know about this lol people love to file lawsuits
Bring it..
Some day, somebody will make that scum bag lawyer pay for all the damage he's caused. Access for the handicapped is a very good thing. I applaud it. Then some sack of crap lawyer hires a tool and screws the little grocer, sandwich maker, etc. out of business. This needs to stop. It's a perversion of justice.
Well alot of laws aren't fear
It’s extortion!
Serial Whiner....that's a job? wow.....cool...
So here’s my question, yeah this guy is definitely trying to work the system, but are the cases is valid? Are these businesses not meeting ADA standards? And if so, what difference does it make how many businesses he goes after he’s making a difference and making things better for other disabled people. When you’re in business you know that there are ADA requirements you have to meet in your place of business if you choose to ignore those rules then you have to suffer the consequences. And if this guy wants to spend his time going door-to-door checking on businesses that’s his right to do so. If you’re operating a business you should be open and accessible for everybody instead of waiting for someone to sue you make it happen now and then you won’t get sued. Also thumbs up for this guy for playing the system as a disabled person you’re often on limited income with limited opportunities for employment or to advance yourself, he’s found a way to make money and make things better for other disabled people, why not good for him. As anybody who has spent time with a disabled person knows it can be challenging to navigate the world even with accommodations, so if these businesses aren’t meeting the bare minimum then that’s not right. Like sure you brought the guy in the wheelchair in for the story but how much you wanna bet that handicapped accessible counter wasn’t there prior to them being sued? They even admit at the end of the story that both businesses did have ADA violations. So stop trying to garner sympathy. Instead of trying to ignore the rules do what you’re supposed to do on your own accord and someone won’t be able to sue you
The thing is this guy, Garcia, never stepped a foot inside their businesses. It’s called drive-by-lawsuit.
They probably look at the pictures of businesses and decides to sue.
Do you think that’s legitimate lawsuit?
The law says you have to physically be there to patronize the business.
That's just wrong.
Leave California now! ☝️🙂
What a weak way of earning a buck.
Where is the full face of Orlando Garcia. Always covered up. Hiding, I guess.
Some of our laws here is fucking so stupid.