TATUM-RIOS v. TRISH MCEVOY LTD.

    Plaintiff

    • Name: Lynette Tatum-Rios
    • Filing date: July 23, 2019
    • State of filing: New York

    Defendant

    • Name: Trish McEvoy Ltd.
    • Website: www.tricshmcevoy.com
    • Industry: Beauty
    • Summary: Trish McEvoy Ltd. is a retailer of cosmetics and fragrance.

    Case Summary

    On July 23, 2019, Lynette Tatum-Rios filed a Complaint in New York Federal court against Trish McEvoy Ltd. . Plaintiff Lynette Tatum-Rios alleges that www.tricshmcevoy.com is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0 accessibility standard(s).

    Case Details

    Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:

    • Plaintiff Tatum-Rios found this Website troublesome to navigate using a screen reader. 
    • Plaintiff Tatum-Rios had difficulty learning about Defendant’s products on this Website. Plaintiff Tatum-Rios found it difficult to locate an item, as the sublinks are not accessible to a screen reader
    • Plaintiff Tatum-Rios encountered multiple access barriers that denied her the full enjoyment of the facilities, goods, and services of the Website

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

    • Violations of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 1281 et seq.
    • Violations of the NYSHRL
    • Violations of the NYCHRL
    • Declaratory Relief 

    Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:

    • A preliminary and permanent injunction to prohibit Defendant from violating Title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York
    • A preliminary and permanent injunction requiring Defendant to take all the steps necessary to make its Website into full compliance with the requirements set forth in Title III of the ADA, and its implementing regulations, so that the Website is readily accessible to and usable by blind individuals
    • A declaration that Defendant owns, maintains and/or operates the Website in a manner that discriminates against the blind and which fails to provide access for persons with disabilities as required by ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182, et seq., N.Y. Exec. Law § 296, et seq., N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107, et seq., and the laws of New York
    • An order certifying the Class and Subclasses under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) & (b)(2) and/or (b)(3), appointing Plaintiff as Class Representative, and his attorneys as Class Counsel
    • Compensatory damages in an amount to be determined by proof, including all applicable statutory damages, punitive damages and fines
    • Pre- and post-judgment interest
    • An award of costs and expenses of this action together with reasonable attorneys’ and expert fees
    • Such other and further relief as this Court deems just and proper.

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