Court rejects lawsuit by blind woman against Michigan credit unions
JACKSON (AP) — A blind woman who challenged two Michigan credit unions over use of their websites can’t sue them because she’s not eligible to become a member anyway, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.
The court said Karla Brintley has no standing to sue Aeroquip Credit Union in Jackson and Belle River Community Credit Union in St. Clair County, no matter the merits of her allegations. The court overturned a decision by U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow.
Brintley in 2017 accused the credit unions of violating federal law because their websites weren’t compatible with a screen reader used by the blind. She acknowledged being a “tester” who checks companies’ compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
But the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said she didn’t personally suffer an injury because she’s not eligible to use their services. The court noted she doesn’t work for Aeroquip Corp., which would make her eligible to join Aeroquip Credit Union, or live in St. Clair County, home of Belle River.
“The internet is a vast and often unpleasant place,” Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote. “It contains plenty that may offend, and those who set out looking for dignitary slights won’t be disappointed. But merely browsing the web, without more, isn’t enough. ... And whatever that ‘more’ may entail, Brintley doesn’t have it.”
Weekly podcast launched by ABA Antitrust Law Section
The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section recently launched its Curious Amalgam podcast, which will explore topics in antitrust, consumer protection and privacy law around the world, discussed by leading experts in those areas.
The weekly podcast will cover a group of diverse topics. Each 20- to 25-minute episode will feature a brief overview of a key area of competition, or consumer protection or data privacy law, and premised on a conversation with a leading expert.
The podcast is hosted by John Roberti, who will be joined each episode by a rotating cast of Antitrust Section leaders.
The free podcast is available on all key outlets, including iTunes, Spotify and Google Play. Episodes will also be available at www.ourcuriousamalgam.com.
Teen registers people to vote while in chicken sandwich line
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina teen has helped more than a dozen people who lined up to buy a chicken sandwich get the chance to line up at the polls.
News outlets report 17-year-old David Ledbetter says he registered 16 people to vote at a Popeye’s restaurant in Charlotte on Saturday.
Many people have flocked to Popeye’s nationwide to try the new menu item. A tweet announcing the sandwich’s release sparked a Twitter war with Chick-fil-A and Wendy’s.
Consumers have been comparing chicken sandwiches sold at the fast-food restaurants.
Ledbetter isn’t old enough to vote himself, but says he noticed a lack of young people involved in politics. He says he was happy to find the majority of chicken sandwich lovers waiting in the drive-thru were already registered.
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