- Satchel Raye rejected a $6,000 ADA lawsuit settlement against Satchel’s Pizza and the case was dismissed with prejudice, ending the legal battle.
- Plaintiff Makeda Evans filed 52 ADA lawsuits mostly targeting local businesses for website accessibility issues over the past 18 months.
- The lawsuit involved website accessibility for the visually impaired, and Raye plans to educate others about ADA lawsuits and pursue legal reforms.
Satchel Raye said he’d only pay to settle the lawsuit against Satchel’s Pizza if a judge demanded it. He’d been offered a $6,000 settlement—an easy exit ramp for a business with $3.5 million in annual sales.
His lawyer double checked to make sure he wanted to pass on the deal.
Raye told Mainstreet that he can have scruples because he has the backing, even if he wouldn’t advise another business owner to take the same path. The total cost if he lost in court could easily stretch tens of thousands of dollars…