Lucius v. Ermenegildo Zegna Corporation

Summary

On October 30, 2019, Windy Lucius filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against Ermenegildo Zegna Corporation. Plaintiff Windy Lucius alleges that www.zegna.us/us-en/home.html is not accessible.

About the defendant

Ermenegildo Zegna is a luxury brand of menswear.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• Numerous portions of the website do not interface with and are not readable by SRS
• Keyboard-only users are unable to hear image names or descriptions
• Keyboard-only users are unable to add items to a cart; additionally, the quick view and quick add options are not announced by a screen reader or accessible via a keyboard
• SRS users could only add items to the cart by clicking with a mouse
• Screen reader users are trapped once the user reaches the search box
• SRS users also could not hear the skip navigation feature nor was it mentioned in the source code
• Keyboard-only users are unable to access the header sub-menus and these are not announced by a screen reader
• Multiple instances of links that were announced as "blank" such as the filter options

Legal claims

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

• Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

• The Court issue a Declaratory Judgment that determines that the Defendant’s website at the commencement of the subject lawsuit is in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
• The Court issue a Declaratory Judgment that determines that the Defendant’s website is in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
• The Court issue a Declaratory Judgment that Defendant has violated the ADA by failing to monitor and maintain its website to ensure that it is readily accessible to and usable by persons with vision impairment
• That this Court issue an Order directing Defendant to alter its website to make it accessible to, and useable by, individuals with disabilities to the full extent required by Title III of the ADA
• That this Court enter an Order directing Defendant to evaluate and neutralize its policies and procedures towards persons with disabilities for such reasonable time so as to allow Defendant to undertake and complete corrective procedures
• That this Court enter an Order directing Defendant to continually update and maintain its website to ensure that it remains fully accessible to and usable by visually impaired individuals
• An award of attorney’s fees, costs and litigation expenses pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12205
• Such other relief as the Court deems just and proper, and/or is allowable under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act