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Litigation

Sep. 28, 2013

Brinker case closer to trial, nine years after filing

A San Diego County Superior Court judge granted class certification to restaurant workers seeking damages for missed meal and rest breaks in a case that led to a landmark state Supreme Court decision in 2012.


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By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The meal and rest breaks case against Brinker Restaurant Corp. that led to a landmark state Supreme Court decision in 2012 is moving closer to trial after a judge Thursday granted class certification to hourly employees seeking damages for missed breaks.


The ruling comes nine years after the 110,000 current and former workers initially filed the case and seven yea...

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