Plaintiff
- Name: Luis Licea Dominick Martin
- Filing date: July 22, 2020
- State of filing: California
Defendant
- Name: Hill Dermaceuticals Inc.
- Website: www.hillderm.com
- Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Summary: Hill Dermaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in dermatology products for adults and children with difficult to treat skin diseases such as scalp psoriasis, atopic dermatitis/eczema and chronic, itchy ears.
Case Summary
On July 22, 2020, Luis Licea Dominick Martin filed a Complaint in California State court against Hill Dermaceuticals Inc.. Plaintiff Luis Licea Dominick Martin alleges that www.hillderm.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- Linked image missing alternative text which presents a problem because an image without alternative text results in an empty link.
- Empty buttons, which present a problem because a button is empty or has no value text.
- 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 Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq.
Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:
- For a judgment that Defendant violated Plaintiffs’ rights under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code § 51 et seq.
- For a preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take the steps necessary to make the Website, https://www.hillderm.com/, readily accessible to and usable by visually-impaired individuals; but Plaintiffs hereby expressly limit the injunctive relief to require that Defendant expend no more $20,000 as the cost of injunctive relief
- An award of statutory minimum damages of $4,000 per violation pursuant to section 52(a) of the California Civil Code; however, Plaintiffs expressly limit the total amount of recovery, including statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and cost of injunctive relief not to exceed $74,999
- For attorneys’ fees and expenses pursuant to all applicable laws including, without limitation, California Civil Code § 52(a); however, Plaintiffs expressly limit the total amount of recovery, including statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and cost of injunctive relief not to exceed $74,999
- For pre-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law
- For costs of suit
- For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.