Tazinique Echols v. Etam Usa Inc

Case 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.

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 full and 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 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

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).