Panarese et Al v. Jachs Ny, LLC
Filed
Case details
- Defendant’s website
Summary
On July 10, 2019, John Panarese Abelardo Martinez, Jr. filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Jachs NY, LLC . Plaintiff John Panarese Abelardo Martinez, Jr. alleges that www.jachsny.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
About the defendant
Jachs NY, LLC is a clothing retailer.
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.
- Empty or missing form labels
- Empty links that contain no text causing the function or purpose of the link to not be presented to the user.
- Redundant Links where adjacent links go to the same URL address
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 Martinez’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, jachsny.com, readily accessible to and usable by visually-impaired 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.