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Lisa Anderson v. Matterly, LLC

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, LISA ANDERSON, a visually impaired individual, is suing Matterly, LLC for failing to make its website, mymatterly.com, accessible to blind users, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The complaint alleges that the website contains significant barriers that prevent visually impaired individuals from completing transactions, such as lack of alternative text for images and reliance on mouse navigation. Anderson seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the discrimination faced by her and other class members.

About the defendant

Provides an online platform for consumers to purchase a wide selection of doormats and floor coverings, including outdoor and indoor options, waterhog styles, accent pieces, comfort designs, and entryway coverings.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
  • Access barriers prevent blind users from completing 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)
  • Declaratory Relief

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
  • Order certifying 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