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Target's $6m web accessibility payout is a warning to all US sites, says lawyer

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Target will pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the retail giant's website of breaking US anti-discrimination laws. Blind individuals in California
can claim up to $7,000 each if they tried to use Target.com and encountered barriers.

The class action, which was led by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), ended on Wednesday without any admission of wrongdoing by Target.

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