Panarese et Al v. Ring LLC
Filed
Case details
- Defendant’s website
Summary
On May 31, 2019, John Panarese Abelardo Martinez, Jr. filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Ring LLC . Plaintiff John Panarese Abelardo Martinez, Jr. alleges that www.ring.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
About the defendant
Ring, LLC offers alarms, video doorbells, security systems, cameras, and lighting products.
What the complaint says
The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.
- Empty or missing form labels
- Empty buttons, which means that a button is empty or has no value text.
- 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 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, ring.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
- For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.