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Suing for compliance
ADA compliance lawsuits have hit businesses all over California in recent years, raising concerns about whether the spirit of the law is being abused.
Between 2002 and 2004 more than 130 ADA lawsuits were filed against Clovis/Fresno area businesses, many by a Los Angeles-area law firm.
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Here is a good reason to give us a call. Since August 2009, Randy Moore's San Jose law firm filed another wave of suits in U.S. District Court in Fresno, claiming ADA violations. To settle, defendants pay fines of as much as $4,000 per violation to the plaintiff and attorney as well as their own attorney and court costs.
Business owners say they can't help but be cynical when they see a wave of lawsuits filed by an out-of-town attorney.
 Moore, who once lived and worked in Fresno, said he took cases in Fresno because his disabled relatives and friends here had been affected by ADA issues in the area.
Moore said neither he nor his clients are getting wealthy from the lawsuits.
Moore said his clients deserve the same rights in a business as any able-bodied person.
"It's the same as civil rights and sex discrimination," he said.
Ed Kemper, an advocate for the disabled who reached an out-of-court settlement with Clovis . But some activists for the disabled are skeptical about the lawsuits.
Toni Eames, said plaintiffs or their attorneys should make a good-faith effort to resolve a problem before suing.
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