Panarese et Al v. Andra Group, LP
Filed
Case details
- Defendant’s website
Summary
On July 14, 2019, John Panarese Rusty Rendon filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Andra Group, LP . Plaintiff John Panarese Rusty Rendon alleges that www.herroom.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
About the defendant
HerRoom is an online lingerie and men's underwear retailer based in Dallas, Texas
What the complaint says
The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.
- Empty or missing form labels which presented a problem because if a form control does not have a properly associated text label, the function or purpose of that form control may not be presented to screen reader users.
- Missing alternative text which presents a problem because an image without alternative text results in an empty link.
- Empty Links that contain no text
Legal claims
The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.
- Violations of the ADA
- Violations of the NYSHRL
- Violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act
What the plaintiff asks for
What the plaintiff wants the court to order.
- For a judgment that Defendant violated Plaintiffs’ rights under the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq., Plaintiff Panarese’s rights under NYSHRL, N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., and Plaintiff Rendon’s rights under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 51 et seq.
- For a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take the steps necessary to make the Website, www.herroom.com, readily accessible to and usable by visuallyimpaired individuals
- For compensatory and/or statutory damages as permitted by law
- For Plaintiffs’ reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs
- For pre-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law; and F. For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.