Plaintiff
- Name: Joel Price
- Filing date: February 11, 2019
- State of filing: Florida
Defendant
- Name: Miller's Ale House, Inc.
- Website: www.millersalehouse.com
- Industry: Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure
- Summary: Miller's Ale House, Inc. owns and operates a chain of brewery restaurants.
Case Summary
On February 11, 2019, Joel Price filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against Miller's Ale House, Inc.. Plaintiff Joel Price alleges that www.millersalehouse.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- Website does not have the indication of website accessibility.
- Website is not designed with consideration for Universal design. Universal design is necessary so visually impaired individuals who use screen reader software can access the Website.
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:
- The Court issue a declaratory judgment that Defendant has violated Plaintiff‟s rights as guaranteed by the ADA;
- The Court enter an Order requiring Defendant to update its https://millersalehouse.com website to remove barriers in order that individuals with visual disabilities can access the Website and effectively communicate with the Website to the full extent required by Title III of the ADA;
- The Court enter an Order compelling Defendant to contract with an independent ADA expert/consultant for the purposes of that ADA expert/consultant review Defendant‟s policies, practices and procedures for five years commencing from the date of the Court‟s Order to insure that Defendant is in compliance with the ADA;
- The Court enter an order requiring Defendant to provide ongoing support for web accessibility by implementing a website accessibility coordinator, a website application accessibility policy, and providing for website accessibility feedback to insure compliance thereto;
- The Court enter an Order directing Defendant to evaluate its policies, practices and procedures toward persons with disabilities, for such reasonable time so as to allow Defendant to undertake and complete corrective procedures to the Website;
- The Court award damages in an amount to be determined at trial;
- The Court to award Plaintiff reasonable litigation expenses and attorneys‟ fees; and
- That the Court award such other and further relief as it deems necessary, just and proper.