Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. on Oct. 4 asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit to reverse a key 2017 ruling involving the rights of blind internet users, paving the way for a host of similar website accessibility lawsuits.

The original case was brought by legally blind Miami resident Juan Carlos Gil, a Winn-Dixie rewards member and regular customer who claimed that the store’s website blocked his access to certain goods and services.

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