Plaintiff
- Name: Mary West
- Filing date: July 9, 2019
- State of filing: Massachusetts
Defendant
- Name: Big Night Entertainment Group, Inc.
- Website: www.thegrandboston.com
- Industry: Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure
- Summary: Big Night Entertainment Group, Inc. is a Boston based entertainment and hospitality company.
Case Summary
On July 9, 2019, Mary West filed a Complaint in Massachusetts Federal court against Big Night Entertainment Group, Inc. . Plaintiff Mary West alleges that www.thegrandboston.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.1, Section 508 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- unreadable text content
- inaccessible forms
- lack of adequate prompting and labeling
- denial of keyboard access
- lack of clear directions on where to provide personal guest information.
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
- Violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181, et seq. — Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- 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.
- A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take all the steps necessary to make the Website into full compliance with the requirements set forth in the ADA, and its implementing regulations, so that the Website is readily accessible to and usable by blind individuals through conformance with WCAG 2.1A and AA Standards
- A declaration that Defendant owns, maintains and/or operates the Website in a manner which discriminates against the blind and which fails to provide access for persons with disabilities as required by Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq.
- Plaintiff’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, statutory damages, expenses, and costs of suit as provided by state and federal law
- For pre- and post-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law
- Such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.