Panarese et Al v. Bentlin Products LLC
Filed
Case details
- Defendant’s website
Summary
On May 29, 2019, John Panarese Luis Licea filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Bentlin Products LLC . Plaintiff John Panarese Luis Licea alleges that www.exederm.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
About the defendant
Bentlin Products LLC is a retailer of cosmetics and perfumes.
What the complaint says
The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.
- Missing alternative text which presents a problem because an image without alternative text results in an empty link
- Document language missing
Legal claims
The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.
- Violations of the ADA
- Violations of the NYSHRL
- Violations of teh 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 Licea’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, exederm.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
- For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.