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Research Paper Tyler A Ringhoffer Berkeley College MGT 3240: Employee Labor Relations and the Law Geralyn Cappelli February 17, 2024

ACHESON HOTELS, LLC v. LAUFER The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a significant civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in various sectors of public life. It mandates businesses and public spaces to offer reasonable accommodations to ensure access and opportunities for people with disabilities, promoting equality overall. The court should evaluate if the dismissal was strategic or genuine. Even though the respondent's voluntary dismissal is valid, the timing and situation surrounding the dismissal are important in evaluating the necessity of equitable relief. (Disability Main, 2024) I think this case should be dismissed because she did say she was filing suits against hotel policies even though she did not intend to stay there. This to me does not make any sense and shows that she was only doing this for financial reasons and not for advocacy. I think most would agree with me as her cases were completely out of line and no attorney in their right mind would have taken her case without being laughed at. The District Court dismissed Laufer's complaint for lack of standing, but the First Circuit overturned this decision based on a previous Supreme Court ruling. It cautions against overly aggressive litigation that could result in outcomes and stresses the importance of government agencies being the primary enforcers of compliance with ADA laws. rather than private individuals motivated by money. Mootness in a legal context occurs when the issue presented for court resolution is no longer relevant or has been resolved, leading to the case for the lack of proof for the court to decide. It implies that the issues surrounding this have changed or no longer exist, making the matter moot and beyond legal action. The Court has decided that the case is moot and can address jurisdictional issues as it deems necessary. This review should not be rewarded as it could set a dangerous precedent for manipulating court dockets. The majority's decision allows for discretion in future cases, but caution is needed to prevent litigants from using similar tactics to influence court proceedings. The text compares the

statutory protections of ADA and Fair Housing Act claims, focusing on the differences in legal rights to truthful information. Laufer decided to dismiss her ongoing cases, including the one against Acheson in the District of Maine, and filed a mootness suggestion to the Court. (Moot, 2024.) The decision on mootness was waiting until after oral arguments. Laufer argues that although the court can decide on the standing issue first, it may be better to address the mootness issue first since it is easier to resolve. She suggests that understanding a challenging issue like standing in a case that is effectively concluded may be useless. Acheson argues for the case to be addressed promptly to avoid future repeated work and potential implications in similar cases in circuits favoring Laufer. Turns out the attorney who did take her cases was unbarred because he was doing some shady business with the financials that were given to him. I think the attorney at hand was also in it just for the money because he was overpricing his time for these cases to get more money out of litigation processes that were going on. The court should have immediately dismissed this case and it should have never been on the docket to begin with. I think the plaintiff in this situation was trying to play the system, which was what the court decided. She did not have enough standing to go through with her suit. This would be as if someone were suing random venues because they did not have handicap accessibility even though they never planned to attend said venue. This would set precedent for any company to be filed with a suit as the examples could keep going on and on. Deborah Laufer has faced much debate for suing hotels over ADA violations, but the focus on information on hotel websites is important for people with disabilities. Whether she plans to stay in these hotels or not. The argument that she does not have due to personal injury is debatable, but the aim is to advance accessibility and equality for all people. (Walsh, 2023)

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Title III of the ADA aims to provide equal access to public accommodations for disabled people by prohibiting discrimination and mandating reasonable modifications. Private individuals can take legal action for relief and fees if facing discrimination. The ADA seeks fair treatment for people with disabilities across public settings. Laufer's method of suing hotels by their websites is seen as controversial and driven by financial motives rather than helping people for accessibility rights. While her actions may have helped people in wheelchairs, the number of lawsuits she has initiated raises concerns about the intention behind her settlement. To prevent this from happening in the future, I think the courts should have reviewed it many times over to see that the defendant in this case has no legal standing when it comes to filling suits against companies, she has no business nor planning to do business with. The way some people file suits just for financial gain should be looked down upon and she had no other reasons to do this. It almost seems to me that she should have been counter sued for damages for wasting the companies and the court's precious time and resources.

References  Walsh, D. J. (2023). Employment law for human resource practice, Loose-leaf version (7th ed.).  ACHESON HOTELS, LLC v. LAUFER. 5 Dec. 2023, caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/22-429.html. Accessed 15 Feb. 2024.  moot. (n.d.). LII / Legal Information Institute. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/moot  Disability main. (2024). HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/disability_main#:~:text=The %20Fair%20Housing%20Act%20prohibits,activity%20receiving%20federal%20financial %20assistance .  I had used AI on some of my writing, not to author my paper but to make my sentences much more intriguing. As I understood this case and what was happening. I was told I was able to do this although I did forget to write down how I was using it. I also cited were I got all my information from as to show that I do understand what I was writting about.

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