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Martrell Desamonta Booker v. Truman Boot Company, LLC.

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, MARTRELL DESAMONTA BOOKER is suing Truman Boot Company, LLC for failing to make its website accessible to visually impaired individuals, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Booker alleges that the website contains significant access barriers that prevent blind users from completing transactions and accessing goods and services. The complaint seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the class members affected by the discrimination. The plaintiff's counsel is Equal Access Law Group, PLLC.

About the defendant

Provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including the ability to purchase a wide selection of handcrafted leather boots.

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 purchases
  • 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)

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 the Website 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.