Panarese et Al v. Owi, Inc.
Filed
Case details
- Defendant’s website
Summary
On May 30, 2019, John Panarese Brittney Mejico filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against OWI, Inc. . Plaintiff John Panarese Brittney Mejico alleges that www.owirobot.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
About the defendant
OWI, Inc. is a manufacturer of sophisticated audio equipment for commercial, educational, residential and worship markets.
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 links that contain no text causing the function or purpose of the link to not be presented to the user.
- Redundant title 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 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 Mejico’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, owirobot.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.