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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Nina Roberts

Slew of lawsuits over disability access frustrates US cafe and shop owners

A man in a dark t-shirt sits at a bar counter with shelves of bottles and glasses behind him
Rodrigo Nogueira. Photograph: Nina Roberts

Rodrigo Nogueira was met with a surprise in April 2025 when lawyers contacted him out of the blue. They asked whether he needed legal assistance over a summons his restaurant received for violating Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

It was the first he had ever heard of it. The lawsuit listed 35 violations against No More Cafe, his restaurant in Manhattan’s East Village.

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