LUCIUS v. THE COLLECTED GROUP RETAIL LLC

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Windy Lucius
    • Filing date: November 24, 2020
    • State of filing: Florida

    Defendant

    • Name: The Collected Group Retail LLC
    • Website: www.joie.com
    • Industry: Apparel
    • Summary: The Collected Group is a designer and distributor of women's contemporary apparel.

    Case Summary

    On November 24, 2020, Windy Lucius filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against The Collected Group Retail LLC . Plaintiff Windy Lucius alleges that www.joie.com is not accessible.

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    Numerous portions of the website do not interface with and are not readable by SRS. More specifically, features of the website that are inaccessible to the visually impaired include, but are not limited to, the following:

    • The homepage banner image is not labeled. It is announced as "main landmark sale link." 
    • The shipping options do not receive focus and are not announced.
    • Users cannot hear nor change the shipping types. 
    • The cart icon does not receive focus and it is not announced.

    Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:

    • VIOLATION OF TITLE III OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • TheCourt issue a DeclaratoryJudgment that determinesthat theDefendant'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.
    • TheCourt issue a DeclaratoryJudgment that determinesthat theDefendant'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.

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