Berger & Montague, P.C. has filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois on behalf of all H&R Block, Inc. customers in the United States who: have opted-out of the company's arbitration agreement; had tax returns prepared for them by the company for the year 2012, which included Form 8863 that was filed before February 22, 2013; and where the company determined that the taxpayer was entitled to a refund.

The National Federation of the Blind and two blind taxpayers residing in Massachusetts--Mika Pyyhkala and Lindsay Yazzolino--filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts against the digital arm of H&R Block, Inc. The complaint alleges violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Article 114 of the Massachusetts Constitution as enforced through the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act (MERA) because the company's online tax services and web sites are not accessible to blind taxpayers. Blind people access computers and Web sites through screen access software that converts what is on the screen into spoken words or Braille, but improperly coded Web sites and applications can prevent this software from working properly, denying the blind user equal access. Both Mr. Pyyhkala and Ms. Yazzolino unsuccessfully attempted to file their 2012 tax returns using HRBlock.com. The plaintiffs are requesting the court to certify the suit as a class action.

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