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Litigation

Sep. 5, 2014

Settlement approved in Brinker meal and rest break case

The decadelong saga of the landmark Brinker case - in which restaurant workers filed a class action lawsuit over meal and rest breaks - inched closer to an end Wednesday when a judge approved a $56 million settlement in the matter.


By Matt Hamilton and Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writers


SAN DIEGO - The decadelong saga of the landmark Brinker case - in which restaurant workers filed a class action over meal and rest breaks - inched closer to an end Wednesday when a judge approved a $56 million settlement in the matter.


In a ruling Wednesday, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Katherine A. Bacal found "the proposed settlement to be fair, adequate and ...

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