Lucas Rice v. Particle For Men LLC

Case Summary

According to the complaint, Lucas Rice, a visually impaired individual, is suing Particle For Men LLC for failing to make its website, https://www.particleformen.com, accessible to blind users. Rice 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. Rice encountered multiple accessibility issues, including a lack of alternative text for images and a design that requires mouse use, which is not usable for blind individuals. He intends to return to the website once the barriers are removed.

Causes of Action

• Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Declaratory Relief

Key Allegations

• Website is inaccessible to visually impaired individuals
• Failure to provide necessary accommodations for screen-reader users
• Denial of equal access to goods and services offered on the Website

Requested Relief

• Preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating the ADA
• Injunction requiring Defendant to make the Website accessible to visually impaired individuals
• Declaration that the Website discriminates against the visually impaired
• Class action certification

Proposed Class

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.

Jurisdiction & Venue

This Court has subject-matter jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 42 U.S.C. § 12182; venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. §1391(b)(1) and (2).