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Pinero v. Alamo Hotel LLC

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Case details

Summary

On September 15, 2020, Emilio Pinero filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against Alamo Hotel, LLC c/b/a L HOTEL . Plaintiff Emilio Pinero alleges that www.lhotelmiami.com is not accessible.

About the defendant

The L Hotel Miami is a boutique hotel located in Miami Beach.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

  • Plaintiff discovered that the Website did not provide him with any meaningful accessibility information at all or allow for the reservation of an accessible room (with known accessibility features)
  • The Website homepage and rooms page do not list any ADA accessibility information whatsoever or provide any way to reserve ADA accessible rooms or suites

Legal claims

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

  • Violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabiltities Act

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

  • A declaration that the Website (and other online reservation platforms, as applicable) is owned, leased, operated, and/or controlled by Defendant is in violation of the ADA
  • Temporary and permanent injunctive relief enjoining Defendant from continuing its discriminatory practices, including the requirement that Defendant permanently implement policies, practices, procedures, including online content, consistent with the mandates of the 2010 ADAAG Standards on its Website (and other online reservation platforms, as applicable)
  • Temporary and permanent injunctive relief enjoining Defendant from maintaining or controlling content on any website through which it is offering online reservations for any hotel that it owns or operates, unless such website and online reservation system fully comply with 28 C.F.R. §36.302(e)(l)
  • An award of reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, disbursements and other expenses associated with this action, in favor of Plaintiff
  • Such other and further relief as this Court deems just, necessary and appropriate under the circumstances.