Plaintiff
- Name: John Panarese Abelardo Martinez, Jr.
- Filing date: May 26, 2019
- State of filing: New York
Defendant
- Name: Ripple Brand Collective, LLC
- Website: www.barkthins.com
- Industry: Food Products
- Summary: Ripple Brand Collective, LLC is a producer and retailer of various snacks and chocolates.
Case Summary
On May 26, 2019, John Panarese Abelardo Martinez, Jr. filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Ripple Brand Collective, LLC . Plaintiff John Panarese Abelardo Martinez, Jr. alleges that www.barkthins.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 which presents a problem because an image without alternative text results in an empty link
- Empty or missing form labels
- Skipped heading levels.
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
- Violations of the ADA
- Violations of the NYSHRL
- Violations of the Unruh Civil Rights Act
Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:
- For a judgment that Defendant violated Plaintiffs’ rights under the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq., Plaintiff Panarese’s rights under NYSHRL, N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., and Plaintiff Martinez’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 Website, barkthins.com, readily accessible to and usable by visuallyimpaired individuals
- For compensatory and/or statutory damages as permitted by law
- For Plaintiffs’ reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs
- For pre-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law
- For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
