Bath & Body Works Wins Dismissal Of Class Suit Over No Braille Gift Cards

Mealey's (September 16, 2020, 1:11 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Gift cards don't qualify as goods that must be modified pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal judge in New York ruled Sept. 14, granting a motion to dismiss a putative class complaint filed by a New York City resident accusing Bath & Body Works LLC of discrimination by not offering Braille gift cards (Himelda Mendez v. Bath & Body Works, LLC, No. 19-9856, S.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167660)....