MO HB2312

Missouri Attorney General or individual state residents may file civil actions to determine whether ADA website accessibility lawsuits against them constitute "abusive litigation" designed primarily to extract settlements rather than remedy access issues

Courts must consider multiple factors including the plaintiff/lawyer's history of similar filings, defendant's size and resources, venue selection, and reasonableness of settlement discussions when determining if litigation is abusive

Defendants who attempt in good faith to correct alleged website accessibility violations within 30 days of notice receive a rebuttable presumption that continued litigation against them is abusive

Courts may award attorney's fees plus punitive damages up to 3 times those fees against parties found to have brought abusive website accessibility lawsuits

The law automatically expires if the federal Department of Justice issues official standards for website accessibility under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act