JESUS GONZALEZ v. LANGHAM HOTELS PACIFIC CORPORATION

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Jesus Gonzalez
    • Filing date: May 31, 2019
    • State of filing: California

    Defendant

    • Name: Langham Hotels Pacific Corporation
    • Website: www.queenmary.com
    • Industry: Hotel, Restaurant and Leisure
    • Summary: Langham Hotels Pacific Corporation is a hotel operator.

    Case Summary

    On May 31, 2019, Jesus Gonzalez filed a Complaint in California Federal court against Langham Hotels Pacific Corporation . Plaintiff Jesus Gonzalez alleges that www.queenmary.com is not accessible.

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    • The website has inadequate accessibility information concerning common areas and hotel amenities
    • Inadequate accessibility information concerning common areas and hotel amenities.
    • Website did not allow for the reservation of an accessible room, with known accessibility features

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

    • Violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
    • Violation of the Unruh Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code §51 et seq. 

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • Enter judgment against Defendant as follows: 
      • Declaring that the Website (and other online reservation platforms, as applicable) is owned, leased, operated, and/or controlled by Defendant, and is in violation of the ADA and the Unruh Act
      • Entering temporary and permanent injunctive relief enjoining Defendant from continuing its discriminatory practices, including the requirement that Defendant permanently implement policies, practices, procedures, including online content consistent with the mandates of the ADA and the Unruh Act, and requiring that Defendant maintain and control content on any website through which it takes online reservations, for any hotel that it owns or operates, in full compliance with 28 CFR 36.302(e)(1)
      • Entering an award of compensatory damages in accordance with Cal. Civ. Code 52
      • Entering an award of reasonable attorneys' fees, costs, disbursements and other expenses associated with this action, in favor of Plaintiff
      • Entering all such further relief as is deemed just and equitable in this case

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