Olmstead Case References and Notes

Updated May 2013

Key Trends shown by the table

  • The total number of (reported) cases is 193.
  • The states with the most (reported) lawsuits are California and Pennsylvania (19 each).
  • There have been 106 'Olmstead' lawsuits.
  • There was 1 'Olmstead' lawsuit from Guam.
  • There have been 87 'Related' cases to Olmstead (including 2 n/a)
  • California and Florida have the most 'Olmstead' lawsuits (10 each).
  • There are 5 states in which no reported lawsuits have been found (IA, ID, ND, SD, VT).
  • By 2013, 26 states had published Olmstead plans and 18 states had developed alternative responses to Olmstead. Seven states (DC, FL, ID, KS, NM, SD, TN) have neither an Olmstead plan or an alternative response to Olmstead.