A federal district court judge issued two landmark decisions today in a nationwide class
action against Target Corporation. First, the court certified the case as a class action
on behalf of blind Internet users throughout the country under the Americans With
Disabilities Act (ADA). Second, the court held that web sites such as Target.com are
required by California law to be accessible.
The ruling was issued in a case brought by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). The suit charges that Target failed and refused to make Target.com accessible to the blind and, therefore, violated the ADA as well as two California civil rights statutes: the California Unruh Civil Rights Act and the California Disabled Persons Act.
The court granted the plaintiffs' motion to certify a nationwide class under the ADA for injunctive relief. The court also granted the plaintiffs' motion to certify a California subclass for both injunctive relief and statutory minimum damages. The court denied Target's motion for summary judgment.
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