ABELARDO MARTINEZ, JR. ET AL. v. SCOSCHE INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Abelardo Martinez Jr. Brittney Mejico Rusty Rendon
    • Filing date: May 12, 2020
    • State of filing: California

    Defendant

    • Name: Scosche Industries Inc.
    • Website: www.scosche.com
    • Industry: Consumer Goods
    • Summary: Scosche Industries Inc. is a manufacturer of electronic components such as antennas, switches, and waveguides.

    Case Summary

    On May 12, 2020, Abelardo Martinez Jr. Brittney Mejico Rusty Rendon filed a Complaint in California State court against Scosche Industries Inc. . Plaintiff Abelardo Martinez Jr. Brittney Mejico Rusty Rendon alleges that www.scosche.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    • Missing alternative text
    • Empty or missing form labels
    • Empty links that contain no text
    • Redundant Links where adjacent links go to the same URL address

    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.scosche.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.

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