american with disabilities act has helped millions of people, like megan shirley of berkeley. >> for the first time, it allowed access into all public facilities. >> reporter: which can be a challenge if you're in a wheelchair. facing a different sort of ada challenge, this gas station his family owns in san ramon is being sued for noncompliance. >> i don't want anybody turned awaa aw away. i want everybody to have access. >> reporter: they installed a heat shield under the bathroom sink, restriped the parking lot. but the plaintiff still wanted $25,000 to settle. and if the payment wasn't immediate, that amount would grow. >> at first you're taken aback. you're a little bit agitated, angry. >> reporter: so the family did some research and found out that the plaintiff was sacramento area lawyer scott johnson, who has filed hundreds, if not thousands of similar suits in and around sacramento and is now filing some in the bay area. san francisco attorney martin orleck has defended numerous businesses that johnson has sued. >> it has done a disservice, in many respects to the disabled c

american withct has helped millions of people, like megan shirley of berkeley. >> for the first time, it allowed access into all public facilities. >> reporter: which can be a challenge if you're in a wheelchair. facing a different sort of ada challenge, this gas station his family owns in san ramon is being sued for noncompliance. >> i don't want anybody turned awaa aw away. i want everybody to have access. >> reporter: they installed a heat shield under the bathroom sink, restriped the parking lot. but the plaintiff still wanted $25,000 to settle. and if the payment wasn't immediate, that amount would grow. >> at first you're taken aback. you're a little bit agitated, angry. >> reporter: so the family did some research and found out that the plaintiff was sacramento area lawyer scott johnson, who has filed hundreds, if not thousands of similar suits in and around sacramento and is now filing some in the bay area. san francisco attorney martin orleck has defended numerous businesses that johnson has sued. >> it has done a disservice, in many respects to the disabled community because