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Amelia Cazares v. 3J International Ltd. Co.

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, Amelia Cazares, a visually impaired individual, is suing 3J International Ltd. Co. for failing to make its website, https://www.hiendaccents.com, accessible to blind users. Cazares alleges that the website contains significant barriers that prevent her and others from completing transactions, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The complaint details various accessibility issues, including lack of alt-text for images and reliance on mouse navigation, which excludes visually impaired individuals from accessing the goods and services offered. Cazares seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the class of visually impaired individuals affected by these barriers.

About the defendant

Provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including the ability to purchase various bedding and home décor products such as comforters, duvet covers, quilts, blankets, pillows, and shams.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
  • Denial of full and equal access to goods and services offered on the Website
  • Failure to comply with ADA standards for accessibility

Legal claims

The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.

  • Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Declaratory Relief

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

  • Permanent injunction to require Defendant to make the Website accessible
  • Compensatory damages for Class Members
  • Certification of this case as a class action

Proposed class

The group of people the plaintiff asks to represent, so the case can cover them too.

All legally blind individuals in the United States who have attempted to access the Website and as a result have been denied access to the enjoyment of goods and services offered by the Website, during the relevant statutory period.