Katherine Corbett v. Environmental Seeds West LLC

Summary

According to the complaint, Katherine Corbett, a visually impaired individual, is suing Environmental Seeds West LLC for failing to make its website, https://naturesseed.com/, accessible to blind and visually impaired users, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Corbett 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 Corbett and other class members. The case is filed as a class action on behalf of all legally blind individuals in the United States who have attempted to access the website but were denied equal access to its goods and services.

About the defendant

provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including the ability to purchase wide selection of seed products, including grass seed, wildflower seed mixes, pasture seed blends, and erosion control solutions

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
• Access barriers prevent free and full use by visually impaired individuals
• Defendant's website requires the use of a mouse to complete a transaction
• Defendant has failed to take actions to correct access barriers

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.

• A preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating the ADA
• A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to make the Website compliant with the ADA
• A declaration that Defendant discriminates against the visually impaired
• An order certifying this case as a class action
• Pre- and post-judgment interest
• An 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