Tazinique Echols v. Etam Usa Inc

Summary

According to the complaint, Tazinique Echols, a visually impaired individual, is suing Etam USA Inc for failing to make its website, https://us.etam.com, accessible to blind and visually impaired users. Echols alleges that the website contains significant access barriers that prevent her from independently navigating and completing purchases, violating her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The complaint details various accessibility issues, including lack of alternative text for images and reliance on mouse navigation, which excludes visually impaired individuals from accessing the goods and services offered. Echols seeks a permanent injunction to require the defendant to make the website accessible and compensatory damages for the discrimination faced.

About the defendant

Provides consumers access to an array of goods and services, including the ability to purchase a selection of women’s fashion essentials including lingerie such as bras, panties, bodysuits, sleepwear, loungewear, and swimwear.

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 full and equal access to goods and services offered on the Website

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 visually impaired individuals
• Certification of this case as a class action
• Award of costs and expenses of this 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.