▁be ▁necessary ▁and ▁des irable ▁for ▁committed ▁individuals ▁to ▁bring ▁serial ▁lit ig ation ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁public ▁accommod ations ▁will ▁be ▁comp li ant ▁with ▁the ▁A DA ." ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁states ▁that ▁have ▁en act ed ▁laws ▁that ▁allow ▁private ▁individuals ▁to ▁win ▁mon et ary ▁awards ▁from ▁non - comp li ant ▁business es ▁( as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁these ▁include ▁California , ▁Florida , ▁Hawai i , ▁and ▁Illinois ), ▁" prof essional ▁pla int iffs " ▁are ▁typically ▁found . ▁At ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁pla int iffs ▁in ▁California ▁has ▁been ▁bar red ▁by ▁courts ▁from ▁fil ing ▁law su its ▁unless ▁he ▁receives ▁prior ▁court ▁permission . ▁Through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 8 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 6 , 9 8 8 ▁A DA ▁charges ▁file d ▁with ▁and ▁resolved ▁by ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Emp loyment ▁O pport unity ▁Commission , ▁were ▁either ▁dropped ▁or ▁investig ated ▁and ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁E E OC ▁but ▁not ▁without ▁impos ing ▁opportunity ▁costs ▁and ▁legal ▁fe es ▁on ▁employ ers . ▁ ▁Case ▁law ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁some ▁notable ▁cases ▁regarding ▁the ▁A DA . ▁For ▁example , ▁two ▁major ▁hotel ▁room ▁mark eters ▁( Exp edia . com ▁and ▁Hot els . com ) ▁with ▁their ▁business ▁presence ▁on ▁the ▁Internet ▁were ▁su ed ▁because ▁its ▁customers ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁could ▁not ▁reserve ▁hotel ▁rooms ,