Plaintiff
- Name: Raymond T. Mahlberg
- Filing date: April 1, 2020
- State of filing: Florida
Defendant
- Name: Oakley, Inc.
- Website: www.oakley.com
- Industry: Apparel
- Summary: Oakley manufactures sunglasses, apparel, and accessories under the Oakley brand name.
Case Summary
On April 1, 2020, Raymond T. Mahlberg filed a Complaint in Florida Federal court against Oakley, Inc.. Plaintiff Raymond T. Mahlberg alleges that www.oakley.com 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. WCAG 2.0 A F65
- Duplicate id - the same ID is used on more than one element. WCAG 2.0 A 4.1.1
- All fieldset elements should be labeled with legend elements. WCAG 2.0 A H71.
- The aria-labelled by attribute references a non-existent element ID. WCAG 2.0 F68.
- Button elements containing only an img must have an alt attribute on the img WCAG 2.0 A F65.
- The label element is blank. WCAG 2.0 A 4.1.2.
Plaintiff asserts the following cause(s) of action in its Complaint:
Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.
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 to ensure that it remains fully accessible to and usable by visually impaired individuals;
- 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 award of attorney’s fees, costs and litigation expenses pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12205; and Title III of the ADA Section 36.505
