WINEGARD v. HOSHIZAKI AMERICA, INC.

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Jay Winegard
    • Filing date: November 2, 2020
    • State of filing: New York

    Defendant

    • Name: Hoshizaki America, Inc.
    • Website: www.informafood.pathfactory.com/nrn_hoshizaki
    • Industry: Food Products
    • Summary: Hoshizaki America, Inc. manufactures and sells food service equipment including ice makes, refrigerators, and freezers.

    Case Summary

    On November 2, 2020, Jay Winegard filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Hoshizaki America, Inc.. Plaintiff Jay Winegard alleges that www.informafood.pathfactory.com/nrn_hoshizaki is not accessible per the WCAG 2.1 accessibility standard(s).

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    Videos on its Website without closed captioning or with limited closed captioning, which are inaccessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Without closed captioning, deaf and hard-of-hearing people cannot understand the audio portion of the videos on the Website.

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

    • Violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
    • Violation of New York State Human Rights Law
    • Violation of New York State Civil Rights Law
    • Violation of New York City Human Rights Law
    • Declaratory Relief

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • A declaratory judgment pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 57 declaring the Defendant’s policies, procedures and practices are discriminatory against the Plaintiff in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, The New York Human Rights Law, The New York City Human Rights Law and the laws of New York
    • Enjoining the Defendant from actions that deny deaf and hard of hearing individuals access to the full and equal enjoyment of Defendant’s Website and from violating the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law§ 296, et seq., N.Y.C. Administrative Code§ 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York
    • An Order of the Court requiring the Defendant to make the Website fully compliant with the requirements set forth in the ADA, and its regulations, so that the Website are readily accessible to and usable by deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals
    • An Order of the Court which certifies this case as a class action under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) & (b)(2) and/or (b)(3); appointing Plaintiff as Class Representative; and his attorney as counsel for the Class
    • Compensatory damages, statutory penalties and fines for Plaintiff and the proposed Subclass for violations of their civil rights under New York State Human Rights Law and New York State Civil Rights Law
    • Compensatory damages, punitive damages, penalties and fines pursuant to the New York City Human Rights Law
    • Reasonable costs, disbursements and Plaintiff’s attorney fees pursuant to the ADA, New York Human Rights Law, New York City Human Rights Law and the laws of New York
    • For pre-judgment and post-judgment interest to the highest extent permitted by law
    • Such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.

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