Assembly Bill 209 (2003) Leslie
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See video excerpts of the hearings in which AB 209 failed in the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee by clicking on the icons below. The entire unabridged video is available through www.ADAlawsuits.com. Many have commented that it appeared that a large number of the witnesses opposing the measure did not have a good understanding of its provisions. Said Assemblymember Leslie: "you would think from the testimony, that we were canceling the ADA, eliminating the ADA." The bill provided only appropriate safeguards to curb the unwarranted abuse of the law by unscrupulous attorneys and professional plaintiffs. Many have speculated about the undisclosed financial motivations of a majority of witnesses testifying in opposition to the bill.
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Introduction by California Assemblymember Tim Leslie, the bill's author:
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First speaker in support: hospitalized from stress during an ADA accessibility lawsuit and forced to seek bankruptcy protection:
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Second speaker in support: business closed from demands by attorney bringing an ADA accessibility lawsuit
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Third speaker in support: small business sued by a "professional plaintiff" believed to have filed more than 800 ADA accessibility lawsuits; claimed no violations found:
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Comments and questions by legislators and witnesses including Assemblymember Tom Harman:
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More questions and discussion by legislators and officials, including Assemblymember Darrell Steinberg:
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More questions and discussion by legislators and State officials, including Assemblymember Robert Pacheco:
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First witness in opposition: a well-known Northern California plaintiffs' attorney in ADA accessibility lawsuits:
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Another witness in opposition: a well known expert witness in ADA accessibility lawsuits:
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