Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment
Feb. 4, 2019
Judge tosses another round of restaurant surcharge lawsuits
The charges are properly disclosed and instituted for a valid business reason, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Timothy B. Taylor ruled.
San Diego County Superior Court Judge Timothy B. Taylor
A San Diego County judge has dismissed another batch of lawsuits alleging that restaurants violated the law by tacking 2 to 4 percent surcharges on bills in order to pay for rising labor costs, upholding an increasingly common industry practice.
The latest round of dismissals occurred Jan. 29, based originally on an order from last fall. Superior Court Judge Timothy B. Ta...
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