Plaintiff
- Name: John Panarese Roy Rios Rusty Rendon
- Filing date: July 13, 2019
- State of filing: New York
Defendant
- Name: Andrew Christian, Inc.
- Website: www.andrewchristian.com
- Industry: Apparel
- Summary: Andrew Christian is an American men's underwear, swimwear, sportswear and lingerie manufacturer named after its founder, Andrew Christian
Case Summary
On July 13, 2019, John Panarese Roy Rios Rusty Rendon filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Andrew Christian, Inc. . Plaintiff John Panarese Roy Rios Rusty Rendon alleges that www.andrewchristian.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- Multiple form labels.
- 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.
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
- Violations of the ADA
- Violations of the NYSHRL
- Violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act
Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:
- For a judgment that Defendant violated Plaintiffs’ rights under the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq., Plaintiff Panarese’s rights under NYSHRL, N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., and Plaintiffs Rios’s and Rendon’s rights under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 51 et seq.
- For a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take the steps necessary to make the Website, www.andrewchristian.com, readily accessible to and usable by visually-impaired individuals
- For compensatory and/or statutory damages as permitted by law
- For Plaintiffs’ reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs
- For pre-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law; and F. For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.