Plaintiff
- Name: Lawrence Young
- Filing date: March 29, 2019
- State of filing: New York
Defendant
- Name: Oakwood Worldwide (US) LP
- Website: www.oakwood.com
- Industry: Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure
- Summary: Oakwood Worldwide (US) LP provides temporary and long-term housing accommodations for relocated individuals and corporate officials.
Case Summary
On March 29, 2019, Lawrence Young filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Oakwood Worldwide (US) LP. Plaintiff Lawrence Young alleges that www.oakwood.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- During Plaintiff’s visits to the Website, as well as all of the brand websites accessed through the main website (see, Ex. A), the last occurring in March, 2019, Plaintiff was not able to determine from the reservation system on the Website what ADA compliant features, if any, the hotels offer and whether the guest rooms have handicap accessible facilities or communications equipment in the guest rooms suitable to blind or visually-impaired persons.
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
- VIOLATIONS OF THE ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
- VIOLATIONS OF THE NYSHRL
- VIOLATIONS OF THE NYCHRL
- DECLARATORY RELIEF
Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:
- A preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., N.Y.C. Administrative Code § 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York
- A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take all the steps necessary to make the Website reservation system into full compliance with the requirements set forth in the ADA, and its implementing regulations, so that the Website contains the ADA-required information making their hotels and guest rooms accessible to and usable by blind and vision-impaired individuals
- A declaration that Defendant owns, maintains and/or operates the Website reservation system in a manner that discriminates against the blind and vision-impaired and which fails to provide access for persons with disabilities as required by Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., N.Y.C. Administrative Code § 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York
- An order certifying the Class and Sub-Classes under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) & (b)(2) and/or (b)(3), appointing Plaintiff as Class Representative, and his attorneys as Class Counsel
- Compensatory damages in an amount to be determined by proof, including all applicable statutory and punitive damages and fines, to Plaintiff and the proposed class and subclasses
- Pre- and post-judgment interest
- An award of costs and expenses of the action together with reasonable attorneys’ and expert fees
- Such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper