Solano v. Samsonite Company Stores, LLC

Summary

On March 21, 2019, William Solano filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against Samsonite Company Stores, LLC. Plaintiff William Solano alleges that shop.samsonite.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

About the defendant

Samsonite Company Stores, LLC is the U.S. retail division of Samsonite Corporation, a luggage manufacturer, with products ranging from large suitcases to small toiletries bags and briefcases.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• Focus order after adding items to cart does not preserve operability
• Missing some mechanisms to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple web pages
• Missing some mechanisms to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple web pages
• Missing some mechanisms to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple web pages
• Defendant’s website does not contain accessibility assistance that would direct a visually impaired person like the Plaintiff to someone who he can contact for assistance, questions, or concerns

Legal claims

The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.

• Violation of the ADA
• Trespass

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

• Plaintiff demands judgment against Defendant for Plaintiff’s damages, interest, costs, and such further relief as the Court deems just and equitable