VIERS v. CINETOPIA, LLC

    Plaintiff

    • Name: David Viers Vicki March Washington State Communication Access Project Oregon Communication Access Project Association of Late Deafened Adults
    • Filing date: April 25, 2019
    • State of filing: Washington

    Defendant

    • Name: Cinetopia LLC
    • Website: www.amctheatres.com
    • Industry: Entertainment
    • Summary: Cinetopia LLC owns and operates the AMC Cinema chain of movie theatres.

    Case Summary

    On April 25, 2019, David Viers Vicki March Washington State Communication Access Project Oregon Communication Access Project Association of Late Deafened Adults filed a Complaint in Washington Federal court against Cinetopia LLC. Plaintiff David Viers Vicki March Washington State Communication Access Project Oregon Communication Access Project Association of Late Deafened Adults alleges that www.amctheatres.com is not accessible.

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    Neither the movie theater chain website nor the websites of its four multiplexes indicate that any captioning is available even though all or virtually all of the movies shown at those multiplexes are distributed with captions. 

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

    Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq. 

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • For a declaratory judgment stating that the ADA requires Cinetopia to provide captioning for all movies distributed with captions at its present and any future locations;
    • For a declaratory judgment stating that the ADA requires Cinetopia to provide movie-by-movie notice that captioning is available in all of its advertising, including but not limited to its websites, its recorded telephone messages and at its box office;
    • For an injunction ordering Cinetopia to provide captioning and a movie by-movie notice of availability at its current and any future locations;
    • For all costs of court and reasonable litigation expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12205;.
    • For such other and further relief as may be appropriate.

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