Disabled Woman Drops Lawsuit Against Squeeze Inn

Singleton, who has filed roughly 350 Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits in federal courts in California, said he always warns the offending businesses before suing them. He said Squeeze Inn owner Travis Hausauer was given written notice offering him an opportunity to make ADA-required improvements before Singleton filed suit in Sacramento last Monday.

Singleton pointed out business owners have had since 1990 to come into compliance with the ADA and have tax credits available to them to do so.

"Given this amount of time, the tax credits, and getting a letter prior to suit, the businesses not removing barriers are scofflaws, not victims," he wrote. "The Squeeze Inn is not just excluding Ms. Block, but everyone who is disabled."

Singleston responded to allegations that he sues business owners just for the money.

"If a defendant effects the repairs, or agrees to, the suit is moot and dismissed. Plaintiff does not collect damages or attorney fees in federal court in that event," he wrote.

But that explanation doesn't tell the whole story: Singleton collects thousands by avoiding trial and settling outside of court, as he did recently with the Market Basket supermarket in Sacramento's Del Paso Heights.