BRITTNEY MEJICO, ET AL. v. THE RUNNING SPECIALTY GROUP, LLC

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Brittney Mejico Dominick Martin
    • Filing date: May 14, 2020
    • State of filing: California

    Defendant

    • Name: The Running Specialty Group LLC
    • Website: www.jackrabbit.com
    • Industry: Consumer Goods
    • Summary: The Running Specialty Group LLC operates stores that offer apparel, footwear, and accessories to beginners, marathoners, and tri-athletes.

    Case Summary

    On May 14, 2020, Brittney Mejico Dominick Martin filed a Complaint in California State court against The Running Specialty Group LLC . Plaintiff Brittney Mejico Dominick Martin alleges that www.jackrabbit.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
    • Spacer image missing alternative text
    • Empty or missing form labels
    • Empty buttons, which means that a button is empty or has no value text.
    • Empty links that contain no text
    • Redundant Links where adjacent links go to the same URL address
    • Document language missing

    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 Plaintiffs’ 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, www.jackrabbit.com, readily accessible to and usable by visuallyimpaired individuals; but Plaintiffs hereby expressly limit 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, Plaintiffs 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 attorneys’ fees and expenses pursuant to all applicable laws including, without limitation, California Civil Code § 52(a); however, Plaintiffs 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
    • For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

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