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Ashley Bahena v. Lifestyle Barn, LLC

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, Ashley Bahena, a visually impaired individual, is suing Lifestyle Barn, LLC for failing to make its website, modernblaze.com, accessible to blind users, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Bahena alleges that the website contains significant access barriers that prevent her and others from independently navigating and completing purchases. The complaint seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the discrimination faced by Bahena and other class members. The case highlights the importance of web accessibility for visually impaired individuals in accessing goods and services online.

About the defendant

Provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including modern electric fireplaces, gas fireplaces, fireplace inserts, mantels, fireplace accessories, fire pits, tables, and BBQ grills.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
  • Access barriers prevent independent navigation and transactions
  • Defendant failed to implement necessary accessibility features

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.

  • Preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit violations of the ADA
  • Injunction requiring compliance with ADA accessibility standards
  • Declaration of discriminatory practices against visually impaired individuals
  • Class action certification
  • Pre- and post-judgment interest
  • Award of costs and expenses including attorney fees

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