Plaintiff
- Name: Abelardo Martinez Jr.
- Filing date: March 23, 2020
- State of filing: California
Defendant
- Name: Various, Inc.
- Website: www.friendfinder.com
- Industry: Internet Software and Services
- Summary: Various, Inc., AKA FriendFinder Networks is an international leader in social media
Case Summary
On March 23, 2020, Abelardo Martinez Jr. filed a Complaint in California State court against Various, Inc. . Plaintiff Abelardo Martinez Jr. alleges that www.friendfinder.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- Empty or missing form labels
- Missing alternative text which presents a problem because an image without alternative text results in an empty link.
- Document language missing, which presents a problem because the language of the document is not identified.
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 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.friendfinder.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
- For costs of suit
- For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper
