Plaintiff
- Name: Robert Jahoda
- Filing date: August 22, 2019
- State of filing: Pennsylvania
Defendant
- Name: Black Diamond Equipment, LTD
- Website: www.blackdiamondequipment.com
- Industry: Leisure Products
- Summary: Black Diamond Equipment, LTD manufactures and sells rock climbing, hiking, and outdoor equipment, apparel, shoes, gear, and accessories.
Case Summary
On August 22, 2019, Robert Jahoda filed a Complaint in Pennsylvania Federal court against Black Diamond Equipment, LTD. Plaintiff Robert Jahoda alleges that www.blackdiamondequipment.com is not accessible.
Case Details
Plaintiff alleges issues in its Complaint including the following:
- The Website prevents screen reader users who navigate sequentially through content from accessing some primary content directly.
- The Websites use visual cues to convey content and other information to sighted users.
- The Website uses color as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.
- The Website fails to provide intelligible alternative text for coupon codes.
- Links and buttons on the Website do not describe their purpose.
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:
- A Declaratory Judgment that at the commencement of this action Defendant was in violation of the specific requirements of Title III of the ADA described above, and the relevant implementing regulations of the ADA, in that Defendant took no action that was reasonably calculated to ensure that its Website is fully accessible to, and independently usable by, individuals with visual disabilities;
- A permanent injunction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12188(a)(2) and 28 CFR § 36.504(a) which directs Defendant to take all steps necessary to bring its Website into full compliance with the requirements set forth in the ADA, and its implementing regulations, so that its Website is fully accessible to, and independently usable by, blind individuals, and which further directs that the Court shall retain jurisdiction for a period to be determined to ensure that Defendant has adopted and is following an institutional policy that will in fact cause it to remain fully in compliance with the law—the specific injunctive relief requested by Plaintiff is described more fully in paragraph 10 above.
- Payment of actual, statutory, and other damages, as the Court deems proper;
- Payment of costs of suit;
- Payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 12205 and 28 CFR § 36.505, including costs of monitoring Defendant’s compliance with the judgment. See People Against Police Violence v. City of Pittsburgh, 520 F.3d 226, 235 (3d Cir. 2008) (“This Court, like other Courts of Appeals, allows fees to be awarded for monitoring and enforcing Court orders and judgments.”); see also Gniewkowski v. Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv01898-AJS (W.D. Pa. Jan. 11, 2018) (ECF 191); see also Access Now, Inc. v. Lax World, LLC,
No. 1:17-cv-10976-DJC (D. Mass. Apr. 17, 2018) (ECF 11); - Whatever other relief the Court deems just, equitable and appropriate; and
- An Order retaining jurisdiction over this case until Defendant has complied with the Court’s Orders
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