{"id":138989,"date":"2022-05-05T10:19:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=138989"},"modified":"2022-05-05T10:19:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:19:32","slug":"aew-served-with-class-action-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/05\/aew-served-with-class-action-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW served with class action complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1579131125\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>AEW has been served with a class action complaint for allegedly violating the Americans With Disabilities Act.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wrestlenomics\">Wrestlenomics<\/a> is reporting that the complaint says that AEW&#8217;s merchandise website, Shop AEW, is not accessible to individuals who are visually-impaired. The report indicates that the plaintiff who filed the complaint is looking to secure \u201cdeclaratory relief, injunctive relief and compensatory damages\u2014including statutory and punitive damages\u2014against defendant named herein, and alleges based upon the personal knowledge of plaintiff, the investigation of counsel, and upon information and belief.\u201d The plaintiff also wants to have a jury trial.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A plaintiff has filed a class action complaint against All Elite Wrestling, LLC for allegedly violating the Americans With Disabilities Act, claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HckO1NRSoH\">https:\/\/t.co\/HckO1NRSoH<\/a> isn&#39;t accessible to visually-impaired people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4MYmA2CS2y\">pic.twitter.com\/4MYmA2CS2y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandonThurston\/status\/1521906163285168130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The alleged incident took place in April.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/04\/former-wwe-star-makes-debut-on-aew-dynamite\/\">Former WWE star makes debut on AEW Dynamite<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-839925142\"><div id=\"pwtor-228321320\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>AEW has been served with a class action complaint for allegedly violating the Americans With Disabilities Act. 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