Plaintiff
- Name: Luis Licea Abelardo Martinez, Jr.
- Filing date: January 17, 2019
- State of filing: California
Defendant
- Name: PLR Ecommerce, LLC
- Website: www.polaroid.com
- Industry: Leisure Products
- Summary: PLR Ecommerce, LLC owns the Polaroid Corporation which is a distributor of consumer electronics and eyewear, known specifically for instant film and cameras.
Case Summary
On January 17, 2019, Luis Licea Abelardo Martinez, Jr. filed a Complaint in California State court against PLR Ecommerce, LLC. Plaintiff Luis Licea Abelardo Martinez, Jr. alleges that www.polaroid.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- 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.
- Empty or missing form labels which presented a problem because if a form control does not have a properly associate text label, the function or purupose of that form control may not be presented to screen reader users
- 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:
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Violation 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 Plaintiff’s 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, freemanbeauty.com, readily accessible to and usable by visually-impaired individuals; but Plaintiff hereby expressly limits the injunctive relief to require that Defendant expend no more $74,999 total, inclusive of statutory damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and 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, Plaintiff expressly limits 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, Plaintiff expressly limits 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; and
- For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.