MARTINEZ v. SIGNAL PATH INTERNATIONAL, LLC

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Abelardo Martinez, Jr.
    • Filing date: December 26, 2019
    • State of filing: California

    Defendant

    • Name: Signal Path International, LLC
    • Website: www.peachtreeaudio.com
    • Industry: Consumer Goods
    • Summary: Signal Path International, LLC owns and operates Peachtree Audio, manufacturing and selling audiophile quality stereo equipment including integrated amplifiers and digital audio converters.

    Case Summary

    On December 26, 2019, Abelardo Martinez, Jr. filed a Complaint in California Federal court against Signal Path International, LLC. Plaintiff Abelardo Martinez, Jr. alleges that www.peachtreeaudio.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 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:

    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, https://www.peachtreeaudio.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 $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, 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;

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