Siding with eBay, a federal judge has dismissed allegations that the online auction violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring
sellers to use a telephone to
verify their identities.
U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila
in San Jose, Calif., ruled that the federal law -- which prohibits
discrimination against people with disabilities -- doesn't
apply to online companies like eBay. The 1990 statute says it applies to
"places of public accommodation."
The ruling, issued earlier this month, dismissed the bulk of a potential class-action lawsuit filed in 2010 by Melissa Earll. She alleged that as a "profoundly deaf" person, she was unable to register with eBay becausethe company verifies identity through telephone calls. eBay allegedly gives prospective merchants passwords over the telephone; the registrants must then enter those passwords online.
Friday, August 24, 2012
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