Some Gainesville businesses still fighting after mass ADA compliance lawsuits

A Gainesville woman, Makeda Evans, sued 49 businesses, including 43 in Alachua County, for failing to comply with ADA accessibility requirements for websites over the course of a year and a half, Mainstreet Daily News first reported in December 2025.

Since then, Evans has filed one additional lawsuit against a Gainesville business, the Korean fried chicken shop bb.q in downtown Gainesville. She’s also expanded beyond Florida, filing two suits Feb. 20 against a hotel and restaurant in Colorado.

Twelve of the businesses Evans has sued since her first filing in September 2024 still have pending lawsuits, while the remainder have settled…

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