Brooks v. Sprinkles Cupcakes Ca, LLC

Summary

On August 28, 2019, Valerie Brooks filed a Complaint in California Federal court against Sprinkles Cupcakes CA, LLC. Plaintiff Valerie Brooks alleges that www.sprinkles.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1 accessibility standard(s).

About the defendant

Founded by Candace Nelson, Sprinkles Cupcakes sells specialty cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, and layer cakes at a chain of bakery locations and via its website.

What the complaint says

The problems the plaintiff describes with the website.

• Lack of Alt-Text,
• Empty links that contain no text,
• Redundant links where adjacent links go to the same URL address,
• Linked images missing Alt-text, and
• Requirement that transactions be performed solely with a mouse.

Legal claims

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

• Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
• Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq.

What the plaintiff asks for

What the plaintiff wants the court to order.

• For an Order certifying the Nationwide Class and California Class as defined herein and appointing Plaintiff and her Counsel to represent the Nationwide Class and the California Class;
• A preliminary and permanent injunction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12188(a)(1) and (2) and section 52.1 of the California Civil Code enjoining Defendant fromviolating the Unruh Civil Rights Act and ADA and requiring Defendant to take the steps necessary to make https://sprinkles.com/ readily accessible to and usableby visually-impaired individuals;
• An award of statutory minimum damages of $4,000 per offense per person pursuant to section 52(a) of the California Civil Code.
• For attorneys’ fees and expenses pursuant to California Civil Code §§ 52(a), 52.1(h), and 42 U.S.C. § 12205;
• For pre-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law;
• For costs of suit; and;
• For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.