Plaintiff
- Name: Odell Hale, III
- Filing date: April 7, 2020
- State of filing: California
Defendant
- Name: Hanesbrands, Inc.
- Website: www.hanes.com
- Industry: Apparel
- Summary: Hanesbrands, Inc. is a consumer goods company, which engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, and sale of everyday basic innerwear and activewear apparel
Case Summary
On April 7, 2020, Odell Hale, III filed a Complaint in California None court against Hanesbrands, Inc. . Plaintiff Odell Hale, III alleges that www.hanes.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- A proper text equivalent for every non-text element is not provided
- Does not provide appropriate alternative text that presents the content of the image and/or the function of the link.
- Information about the meaning and structure of content is not conveyed by more tlmn the visual presentation of content
- Navigation of the website is not consistent across the website.
- All functionality of the content of the website is not operable through a keyboard interface requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes.
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
- Violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.
- California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code §§ 51 et seq.
Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:
- A minimum of$4,000.00 in statutory damages
- for attorney's fees and costs;