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OLSEN v. MIRROR LAKE INN, INC.

Filed September 17, 2019

Plaintiff

  • Name: Thomas J. Olsen
  • Filing date: September 17, 2019
  • State of filing: New York

Defendant

  • Name: Mirror Lake Inn, Inc.
  • Website: www.mirrorlakeinn.com
  • Industry: Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure
  • Summary: Mirror Lake Inn, Inc. operates as a modern lakefront inn located in New York.

Case Summary

On September 17, 2019, Thomas J. Olsen filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Mirror Lake Inn, Inc. . Plaintiff Thomas J. Olsen alleges that www.mirrorlakeinn.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

Case Details

Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

  • Lack of alt-text for images.
  • Many images are not detected and others are labeled only with file names.
  • Document titles are blank.
  • Tables are not properly labeled with row and column headers. 
  • Frames do not have a title.
  • PDFs are not properly tagged and, therefore, are inaccessible to screen readers.
  • Forms have fields without label elements or title attributes. 
  • Webpages have duplicate IDs which cause problems in screen readers.
  • Webpages have duplicate IDs which cause problems in screen readers. 
  • Webpages have markup errors.
  • Webpages have no headings, headings are not nested correctly and headings are empty. 
  • Several links on a page share the same link text but go to different destinations. 
  • Links use general text like “here” which doesn’t explain the link purpose

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
  • DECLARATORY RELIEF

Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

  • A preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., and the laws of New York
  • A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take all the steps necessary to make its Website into full compliance with the requirements set forth in Title III of the ADA, and its implementing regulations, so that the Website is readily accessible to and usable by blind individuals
  • A declaration that Defendant owns, maintains and/or operates the Website in a manner that discriminates against the blind and which fails to provide access for persons with disabilities as required by ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., and the laws of New York 
  • An order certifying the Class and Subclasses 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 damages, punitive damages and fines
  • Pre- and post-judgment interest
  • An award of costs and expenses of this action together with reasonable attorneys’ and expert fees
  • Such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.

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