Civil Rights
INA Designs Website Inaccessible to the Blind ADA Class Action
The legal definition of blindness is having a visual acuity with correctio of less than or equal to 20 x 200. Some legally blind people have limited vision; others have none. Nowadays, legally blind people can use screen-reading software to use the Internet. But the complaint for this class action alleges that INA Designs, Inc. Read moreCivil Rights
Unilever and Retailers “Pink Tax” Pricing Discrimination Missouri Class Action
What’s the Pink Tax? It’s the extra amount charged on women’s products as compared to similar products for men. The complaint for this class action alleges that a number of companies are guilty of this gender-based price discrimination, including Conopco, Inc. (Unilever), Walgreen Co., CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Walmart, Inc. Target Corporation, Schnuck Markets, Inc., and Read moreCivil Rights
HP Age Discrimination Workforce Reduction Plan and Antitrust Class Action
This class action sues HP Enterprise Services, LLC and HP, Inc., for a Workforce Reduction Plan that the complaint says discriminates by age. It points out that, as of October 2015, over 85% of California-based workers terminated under the plan are 40 years of age or older. Read moreCivil Rights
YouTube LGBTQ-Related Videos and Hate Speech Class Action
Does YouTube allow free speech? Should free speech include hate speech? The complaint for this class action alleges that YouTube is guilty of “discrimination, fraud, unfair and deceptive business practices, unlawful restraint of speech, and breach of consumer contract rights” for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, or queer persons. As defendants, the complaint names both Read moreCivil Rights
No Rite Aid Job for Medical Marijuana User Connecticut Class Action
If marijuana use is permitted in some states for medical use, what happens when such a patient applies for a job that requires a drug test? The complaint for this class action alleges that Rite Aid of Connecticut, Inc. and Maxi Drug, Inc. violated Connecticut law when they refused to hire the plaintiff in this Read moreCivil Rights
Chico’s FAS Website Accessibility for the Blind ADA Class Action
This is a civil rights case that centers around the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The complaint alleges that the website for Chico’s FAS, Inc. is not accessible to the blind or visually impaired. Read moreCivil Rights
Uber Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles ADA Discrimination Class Action
The complaint for this class action says that Uber Technologies, Inc. “is now a major provider of individual transportation services in over 450 cities in the United States…” Its market capitalization is over $75 billion. Yet Uber does not have adequate services for those who need wheelchair services. In Philadelphia, it offers no wheelchair service Read moreCivil Rights
Coolspa Website Not Accessible to the Blind ADA Class Action
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is designed to help handicapped individuals to negotiate public facilities. The complaint for this class action alleges that Coolspa, Inc. violates this law by not making its website accessible to blind or visually-impaired persons. Read moreCivil Rights
Shaky Knees Music Festival Website Accessibility to the Blind ADA Class Action
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has extended the realm of civil rights, so that disabled people can live independent lives. This class action takes issue with a website for the Shaky Knees Music Festival, which the complaint says is not accessible to the blind or visually impaired. The complaint brings suit under the ADA, Read moreCivil Rights
Pittsburgh Public Schools Handcuffed Student ADA Class Action
This case takes on the handcuffing of an elementary-school child as a means of restraining him. The complaint for this class action argues that Pittsburgh Public Schools and its school officer were out of line in doing so, and violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Read moreCivil Rights