RICHMOND, Va.—For the second time, a federal district court in Virginia has dismissed an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuit against Northwest Federal Credit Union.
This was an amended complaint; the court first dismissed the case in January as it determined that the plaintiff to such a lawsuit did not have standing to Northwest because he was not eligible for membership and would likely not use the credit union's services.
Credit unions, banks and other entities have faced a rash of lawsuits in the past year related to website accessibility for the disabled. Wins for credit unions in these cases have been mounting, and analysts are stating that these positive outcomes could begin to influence decisions in other ADA lawsuit cases.
"NAFCU is pleased to see this court continue to recognize that this plaintiff has no standing to sue Northwest Federal Credit Union, similar to the numerous other cases we've seen dismissed in recent months," said NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger. "NAFCU will continue to defend our members against these meritless lawsuits."
NAFCU filed two amicus briefs in support of Northwest's motion to dismiss, for both the original and amended complaint. The court determined that the plaintiff still lacked standing to bring the lawsuit and the amended complaint did not address issues within the original one.