Mary Ann Deinnocentes v. Totes Isotoner Corporation

Summary

According to the complaint, plaintiff Mary Ann Deinnocentes, a visually impaired individual, is suing Totes Isotoner Corporation for failing to make its website, https://www.isotoner.com/, accessible to blind users. Deinnocentes alleges that the website contains significant barriers that prevent her and others from completing transactions independently, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The complaint details various accessibility issues, including the lack of alternative text for images and the requirement to use a mouse for navigation. Deinnocentes seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the class of visually impaired individuals affected.

About the defendant

Provides a wide array of goods and services including footwear and accessories for purchase online.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
• Failure to provide necessary accommodations for screen-reader users
• Denial of equal access to goods and services offered online

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.

• Permanent injunction requiring Defendant to make the Website accessible
• Compensatory damages for Class Members
• Certification of this case as a class action

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.