Connor v. 420 East 59TH Rest. LLC

Summary

On July 30, 2019, Mary Connor filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against 420 East 59th Rest. LLC. Plaintiff Mary Connor alleges that www.morso-nyc.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

About the defendant

420 EAST 59TH REST LLC operates the Morso restaurant bar and cafe located at 420 E. 59th Street in New York City.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• Lack of Alternative Text (“alt-text”), or a text equivalent.
• 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
• Linked Images Missing Alt-text

Legal claims

The laws the plaintiff says the defendant broke, called causes of action.

• Violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181, et seq. — Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Declaratory Relief

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

• A preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq.
• A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take all the steps necessary to make the Website into full compliance with the requirements set forth in the ADA, and its implementing regulations, so that the Website is readily accessible to and usable by blind individuals
• A declaration that Defendant owns, maintains and/or operates the Website in a manner which discriminates against the blind and which fails to provide access for persons with disabilities as required by Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq.
• Plaintiff’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, statutory damages, expenses, and costs of suit as provided by state and federal law
• For pre- and post-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law
• Such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper