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DESALVO v. HUNTINGTON SURF AND SPORT, INC.

Filed June 24, 2019

Plaintiff

  • Name: Brett Desalvo
  • Filing date: June 24, 2019
  • State of filing: California

Defendant

  • Name: Huntington Surf and Sport, Inc.
  • Website: www.hsssurf.com
  • Industry: Apparel
  • Summary: Huntington Surf and Sport, Inc. owns and operates a chain of Huntington Surf & Sport surf shops, selling apparel, wetsuits, accessories, and surfboards.

Case Summary

On June 24, 2019, Brett Desalvo filed a Complaint in California Federal court against Huntington Surf and Sport, Inc.. Plaintiff Brett Desalvo alleges that www.hsssurf.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1 accessibility standard(s).

Case Details

Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

 

  • 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 which results in additional navigation and repetition for keyboard and screen-reader users; and
  • Linked Images Missing Alt-text, which causes problems if an image within a link contains no text and that image does not provide alt-text.

Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:

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

Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

  • For an Order certifying the Nationwide Class and California Class as defined herein and appointing Plaintiffs and his 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 from violating the Unruh Civil Rights Act and ADA and requiring Defendant to take the steps necessary to make its website readily accessible to and usable by visually impaired individuals;
  • Statutory minimum damages of $4,000 per offense per
    person pursuant to section 52(a) of the California Civil Code.
  • Attorneys’ fees and expenses pursuant to California Civil Code §§ 52(a), 52.1(h), and 42 U.S.C. § 12205;
  • Pre-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law;
  • Costs of suit; and;
  • Such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

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