Michael Wood v. Bonnie Plants, LLC

Summary

According to the complaint, Michael Wood, a visually impaired individual, is suing Bonnie Plants, LLC for failing to make its website, bonnieplants.com, accessible to blind users. Wood alleges that the website contains significant barriers that prevent him and others from independently navigating and completing purchases. The complaint cites violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible, along with compensatory damages for affected individuals. Wood claims that the website's design relies on visual elements that are not compatible with screen-reading software, thus denying equal access to visually impaired customers.

About the defendant

provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including the ability to purchase a selection of live plants for home gardening, including vegetables, herbs, fruit plants, flowers, and succulents

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 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 Defendant discriminates against the visually impaired
• order certifying this case as a class action
• 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