ANNA MARIE DEFEO v. INVICTA WATCH COMPANY OF AMERICAN, INC.

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Ann Marie Defeo
    • Filing date: January 30, 2019
    • State of filing: Florida

    Defendant

    • Name: Invicta Watch Company of America, Inc.
    • Website: www.invictastores.com
    • Industry: Apparel
    • Summary: Retail watch sales

    Case Summary

    On January 30, 2019, Ann Marie Defeo filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against Invicta Watch Company of America, Inc. . Plaintiff Ann Marie Defeo alleges that www.invictastores.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    • Text equivalent for every non-text element not provided
    • Information about the meaning and structure of the Website’s content is not conveyed by more than the visual presentation of content
    • When the sequence in which content is presented affects its meaning, a correct reading sequence cannot be programmatically determined
    • Web pages do not have titles that describe topic or purpose
    • Images on the website are not explained to the user with use of a screen reader program

    Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:

    • Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • A Declaratory Judgment that at the commencement of this action Defendant was in violation of the specific requirements of Title III of the ADA described above, and the relevant implementing regulations of the ADA, in that Defendant took no action that was reasonably calculated to ensure that its Websites are fully accessible to, and independently usable by, blind individuals
    • A permanent injunction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12188(a)(2) and 28 CFR § 36.504 (a) which directs Defendant to take all steps necessary to bring the Website into full compliance with the requirements set forth in the ADA, and implementing regulations, so that the Website is fully accessible to, and independently usable by, blind individuals, and which further directs that the Court shall retain jurisdiction for a period Case 9:19-cv-80125-DMM Document 1 Entered on FLSD Docket 01/30/2019 Page 8 of 9 9 to be determined to ensure that Defendant has adopted and is following an institutional policy that will in fact cause Defendant to remain fully in compliance with the law—the specific injunctive relief requested by Plaintiff is described more fully in Paragraph 6 above
    • Payment of costs of suit
    • Payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12205 and 28 CFR § 36.505; and
    • The provision of whatever other relief the Court deems just, equitable and appropriate

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