Plaintiff
- Name: Brittney Mejico
- Filing date: December 18, 2019
- State of filing: California
Defendant
- Name: The Celect
- Website: www.thecelect.com
- Industry: Apparel
- Summary: The Celect manufactures and sells men's and women's apparel that is a blend of minimalism and utility. The Celect owns and operates multiple retail stores in addition to its website.
Case Summary
On December 18, 2019, Brittney Mejico filed a Complaint in California State court against The Celect. Plaintiff Brittney Mejico alleges that www.thecelect.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- Empty links that contain no text;
- Empty or missing form labels; f
- Missing Alternative Text (“alt-text”), or a text equivalent.
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 Websites readily accessible to and usable by visually-impaired individuals, but Plaintiff hereby expressly limit the injunctive relief to require the Defendant expend no more than $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 limit 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; and
- For such other and further relief as the Court Deems just and proper.
