Olmstead Case References and Notes

Updated April 2012

Key Trends shown by the table

• The total number of (reported) cases is 189.
• The states with the most (reported) lawsuits is Pennsylvania (17).
• There have been 96 'Olmstead' lawsuits.
• There was 1 'Olmstead' lawsuit from Guam.
• There have been 87 'Related' cases to Olmstead (including 2 n/a)
• Florida has the most 'Olmstead' lawsuits (9).
• There are 5 states in which no reported lawsuits have been found (IA, ID, ND, SD, VT).
• By 2011, 26 states had published Olmstead plans and 18 states had developed alternative responses to Olmstead. Seven states (DC, FL, ID, NM, RI, SD, TN) have neither an Olmstead plan or an alternative response to Olmstead.