WWE Settles Lawsuit Over WWE Shop Website Accessibility

WWE has settled its lawsuit over WWE Shop accessibility. 

On October 6, Josue Romero filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York claiming WWE has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act with its WWE Shop website. The filing notes “Romero is a visually-impaired and legally blind person who requires screen-reading software to read website content using his computer.”

The lawsuit alleged the shop.wwe.com website “is not equally accessible to blind and visually-impaired consumers,” and is in violation of the ADA. Romero asked WWE to change its corporate policies and procedures to ensure the website will become available to blind and visually-impaired consumers. Romero was seeking a jury trial and asked for his legal costs to be covered.

On December 7, Romero’s counsel (via HeelByNature) issued a settlement notice, advising the court to dismiss the case. 

The lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money. 

You can view the original lawsuit complaint by clicking here.