BRITTNEY MEJICO v. EB GOLF MEDIA LLC

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Brittney Mejico
    • Filing date: September 15, 2020
    • State of filing: California

    Defendant

    • Name: EG Golf Media LLC
    • Website: www.golf.com
    • Industry: Entertainment
    • Summary: EG Golf Media LLC is the owner and publisher of Golf magazine.

    Case Summary

    On September 15, 2020, Brittney Mejico filed a Complaint in California State court against EG Golf Media LLC. Plaintiff Brittney Mejico alleges that www.golf.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
    • Linked image missing alternative text
    • Empty or missing form labels
    • Empty buttons
    • 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.golf.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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