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Tara Nicole Mueller v. 1Stopbedrooms Inc.

Filed

Case details

Standards cited
WCAG 2.2

Summary

According to the complaint, Tara Nicole Mueller, a visually impaired individual, is suing 1Stopbedrooms Inc. for failing to make its website accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The complaint alleges that the website contains significant barriers that prevent blind and visually impaired users from independently navigating and completing purchases. Mueller claims that these barriers violate her rights and seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible, along with compensatory damages for the class of visually impaired individuals affected.

About the defendant

Provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including the ability to purchase a wide selection of bedroom and home furnishings.

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)
  • 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 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.