Fischler v. Monica & Andy, Inc.
Filed
Case details
- Defendant’s website
Summary
On March 11, 2019, Brian Fischler filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Monica & Andy, Inc.. Plaintiff Brian Fischler alleges that www.monicaandandy.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
About the defendant
Monica & Andy makes organic baby blankets & clothes.
What the complaint says
The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.
- Lack of alt-text for images
- Fieldset elements are not labeled with legend elements
- Buttons are empty and have no programmatically determined name
- Frames do not have a title
- Webpages have duplicate IDs which cause problems in screen readers
- Approximately twenty (20) headings are empty, some webpages have no headings and headings are not nested correctly
- Several links on a page share the same link text, but go to different destinations
- Webpages have markup errors
Legal claims
The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.
- Violations of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
- Violations of the NYSHRL
- Violations of the NYCHRL
- Declaratory Relief
What the plaintiff asks for
What the plaintiff wants the court to order.
- A preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York
- A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take all the steps necessary to take its Website into full compliance with the requirements set forth in Title III of the ADA, and its implementing regulations, so that the Website is readily accessible to and usable by blind individuals
- A declaration that Defendant owns, maintains and/or operates the Website in a manner that discriminates against the blind and which fails to provide access for persons with disabilities as required by ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York
- An order certifying the Class and Subclasses under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) & (b)(2) and/or (b)(3), appointing Plaintiff as Class Representative, and his attorneys as Class Counsel
- Compensatory damages in an amount to be determined by proof, including all applicable statutory damages, punitive damages and fines
- Pre- and post-judgment interest;
- An award of costs and expenses of this action together with reasonable attorneys’ and expert fees
- Such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper