National Federation of the Blind Lawsuit Addressing Web Accessibility Will Proceed: Target Cannot Appeal Class Action Certification Ruling
January 6, 2008
Baltimore, Maryland
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit has denied Target Corporation's petition for an interlocutory appeal of
the District Court's order granting class action certification to a lawsuit
filed against the retailer by the National Federation of the Blind for Target's
failure and refusal to make its Web site fully accessible to blind
shoppers. As a result, the suit will proceed against Target on behalf of
all blind Americans, as well as for a subclass of all blind Californians.
Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
"We are pleased that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed our
lawsuit against Target to move forward on its merits. Target can no
longer delay being held accountable to the blind of the nation for denying us
access to its Web site."