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Brittney Mejico v. Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Inc.

Filed

Case details

Summary

On October 17, 2019, Brittney Mejico filed a Complaint in California State court against Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Inc.. Plaintiff Brittney Mejico alleges that www.bludot.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

About the defendant

Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures home furniture.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • Empty links that contain no text
  • Empty or missing form labels
  • Broken ARIA references
  • Missing alternative text

Legal claims

The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.

  • Violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq.

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

  • For a judgment that Defendant violated Plaintiff’s rights under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq.
  • For a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take the steps necessary to make the Website, www.bludot.com, readily accessible to and usable by visually-impaired individuals; but Plaintiff hereby expressly limits the injunctive relief to require that Defendant expend no more $20,000 as the cost of injunctive relief
  • An award of statutory minimum damages of $4,000 per violation pursuant to section 52(a) of the California Civil Code; however, Plaintiff expressly limits the total amount of recovery, including statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and cost of injunctive relief not to exceed $74,999
  • For attorneys’ fees and expenses pursuant to all applicable laws including, without limitation, California Civil Code § 52(a); however, Plaintiff expressly limits the total amount of recovery, including statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and cost of injunctive relief not to exceed $74,999
  • For pre-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law
  • For costs of suit
  • For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper