Plaintiff
- Name: Andrew Baracco
- Filing date: May 24, 2019
- State of filing: California
Defendant
- Name: Style Forum, Inc.
- Website: www.christopherguy.com
- Industry: Apparel
- Summary: Style Forum, Inc. is a men's clothing retailer.
Case Summary
On May 24, 2019, Andrew Baracco filed a Complaint in California Federal court against Style Forum, Inc. . Plaintiff Andrew Baracco alleges that www.christopherguy.com is not accessible per the Section 508 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- Website is not fully accesible to screen-reading technology
- Lack of alternative text
- Lack of prompting for use of screen reader
- Empty links and/or labels
- Functions that require the use of a keyboard
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
- Violation of Unruh Civil Rights Act California Civil Code §§ 51, 52, et seq.)
Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:
- A preliminary and permanent injunction enjoining Defendants from further violations of the UCRA, Civil Code §§ 51 , el seq., with respect to their Website, https:/Iwww.christopherguy.com/. and all of the webpages and urls contained therein
- A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendants to take the steps necessary to make their Website read ily and fully accessible to and usable by blind and visually impaired individuals. Plaintiff expressly limits the cost of injunctive relief sought in sections A and B to $15,000 or less
- An award of statutory minimum damages of $4,000 per violation pursuant to § 52(a) of the California Civil Code
- For attorneys' rees and expenses pursuant to all applicable laws including, without limitation, pursuant to California Civil Code § 52(a);