Lawsuits filed against eight hotels regarding pool lifts

(April 3, 2013) -- Filed by the same attorney-client tandem, the eight nearly identical lawsuits allege the disabled plaintiff called various hotels to see if their pools employed lifts to provide access to the disabled. The lawsuits claim the plaintiff was deterred from staying at these hotels because of the absence of a wheelchair lift. These lawsuits represent the first known claims filed under the pool lift regulation but clearly represent the beginning of what likely will be an accelerating trend, said Raizman.