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Gabriela Cruz v. Global Intimates LLC

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, Gabriela Cruz, a visually impaired individual, is suing Global Intimates LLC for failing to make its website, Leonisa.com, accessible to blind and visually impaired users. Cruz alleges that the website contains significant barriers that prevent her from independently navigating and completing transactions, violating her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The complaint seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible, along with compensatory damages for affected individuals. Cruz claims that the website's design relies on visual elements that are not compatible with screen-reading software, thus denying equal access to the goods and services offered online.

About the defendant

provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including the ability to purchase a selection of intimate apparel and shapewear, including bras, panties, bodysuits, shaper shorts, posture correctors, swimwear, and men’s underwear

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 provide necessary accommodations for screen-reader users

Legal claims

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

  • Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

  • preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating the ADA
  • injunction requiring Defendant to make the Website compliant with the ADA
  • declaration that Defendant discriminates against the visually impaired
  • certification of this case as a class action
  • pre- and post-judgment interest
  • award of costs and expenses of this action together with reasonable attorneys’ and expert 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