David Poschmann v. Copper Beat, LLC,

Summary

On February 12, 2019, David Poschmann filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against Copper Beat, LLC. Plaintiff David Poschmann alleges that www.copperdoorbnb.com is not accessible.

About the defendant

Copper Beat, LLC owns and operates the Copper Door Bed and Breakfast in Miami, Florida.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• A failure of any policy, practice, or procedure ensuring that individuals with disabilities can make reservations for accessible guest rooms during the same hours and in the same manner as individuals who do not need accessible rooms;
• A failure to identify and describe accessible features in the hotel and guest rooms offered through the reservations service in enough detail to reasonably permit individuals with disabilities to assess independently whether the hotel orspecific guest rooms meets his or her accessibility needs;
• A failure to ensure that accessible guest rooms are held for use by individuals with disabilities until all other guest rooms of that type have been rented and the accessible room requested is the only remaining room of that type;
• A failure to reserve, upon request, accessible guest rooms or specific types of guest rooms and ensure that the guest rooms requested are blocked and removed from all reservations systems; and
• A failure to guarantee that the specific accessible guest room reserved through the reservations service is held for the reserving customer, regardless of whether a specific room is held in response to reservations made by others.

Legal claims

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

• Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

• A permanent injunction enjoining Defendant from continuing its discriminatory practices, ordering Defendant to implement policies, consistent with the ADA, to accommodate the disabled, through requiring Defendant to alter and maintain the online reservation system for the Hotel in accordance with the requirements set forth in paragraph 7 above, and awarding Plaintiff reasonable attorneys’ fees, litigation expenses, including expert fees, and costs.