Plaintiff
- Name: Raymond T. Mahlberg
- Filing date: October 18, 2019
- State of filing: Florida
Defendant
- Name: Movado Group Inc.
- Website: www.movado.com/us
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Summary: Movado is an American watchmaker.
Case Summary
On October 18, 2019, Raymond T. Mahlberg filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against Movado Group Inc.. Plaintiff Raymond T. Mahlberg alleges that www.movado.com/us is not accessible per the WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1 accessibility standard(s).
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- All image elements must have an alt attribute
- Each a element must contain text or an img with an alt attribute
- All fields in a group of input fields (for example phone numbers) need a label
- All onclick handlers should have an equivalent onkeypress handler
- Button elements containing only an img must have an alt attribute on the img
- Content inserted with CSS is not read by some screen readers, and not available to people who turn off style sheets
- Iframe and frame elements must have title attributes
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
- VIOLATIONS OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Plaintiff seeks the following relief by way of its Complaint:
- That the Court issue a Declaratory Judgment that determines that the Defendants' website at the commencement of the subject lawsuit is in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
- That the Court enter an Order directing Defendants to continually update and maintain their computer version of the defendant’s website and MOVADO’s website to ensure that it remains fully accessible to and usable by visually impaired individuals
- That the Court issue an Order for Defendants to continuously monitor and maintain their computer website to ensure that it is readily accessible to and usable by persons with vision impairment
- That the Court issue an Injunctive relief order directing Defendants to alter their website to make it accessible to, and useable by, individuals with disabilities to the full extent required by Title III of the ADA
- That the Court enter an Order directing Defendants to evaluate and neutralize their policies and procedures towards persons with disabilities for such reasonable time so as to allow Defendants to undertake and complete corrective procedures
- That the Court enter an Order directing Defendants to continually update their website to ensure that it remains fully accessible to and usable by visually impaired individuals
- That the Court enter an award of attorney’s fees, costs and litigation expenses pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12205
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