BRITTNEY MEJICO v. BOAT/U.S., INC.

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Brittney Mejico
    • Filing date: September 18, 2020
    • State of filing: California

    Defendant

    • Name: Boat/U.S. Inc.
    • Website: www.boatus.com
    • Industry: Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure
    • Summary: BoatUS is a recreational boating advocacy, services and safety group, making boating better for America's recreational boaters.

    Case Summary

    On September 18, 2020, Brittney Mejico filed a Complaint in California State court against Boat/U.S. Inc.. Plaintiff Brittney Mejico alleges that www.boatus.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
    • Document language missing
    • Empty links
    • Redundant Links

    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.boatus.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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