The family-owned Peruvian Lima restaurant in Concord, Calif., financially battered by the weight of recent lawsuits, served its last meal on New Year's Eve.
Lima gained national attention for its weekly Ladies Night promotion. This promotion was once a common and highly lucrative practice of offering discounted drinks to attract women to stores. However, chef and owner John Marquez… told the New York Post A sex discrimination lawsuit filed last year cost his restaurant tens of thousands of dollars.
Marquez recently told KRON-TV that he has “not fully recovered from the recent discrimination lawsuit related to the ladies' night discount.” He also suggested to the media that the people behind the lawsuit were probably not local residents, but rather “ambulance-chasing lawyers” trying to take advantage of California law.
Lima restaurant owner John Marquez slammed the lawsuit for ruining his restaurant. (ABC7 News)
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he said the same ABC7 News, “It's a frivolous lawsuit that we lost.”
However, California law actually states that businesses are obligated to provide “full and equal accommodations” to customers regardless of their identity.
Unruh Civil Rights Act; California law, enacted decades ago, states that “all persons within the jurisdiction of this state shall have the right to live without sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, or marital status.'' be free and equal regardless of their status.'' You are entitled to full and equal facilities, benefits, facilities, privileges, or services in all establishments of all types, regardless of your status, sexual orientation, citizenship, first language, or immigration status. ”
CNN coverage Regarding this latest incident, she quotes Rebecca Neiman, a professor of business law and ethics at the University of San Diego, who says, “Many of these small mom-and-pop bars may not be aware of this law, to be honest.” He warned that this is exactly what happened. Why are lawsuits like this still occurring against “very small business owners”?
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There was a sign announcing that a restaurant in Lima would be closing soon.
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But more businesses than just restaurants are facing the consequences of this California law.
The Fresno Grizzlies, a minor league baseball team, is facing a similar lawsuit, reportedly suing for $5 million after allowing women free admission during a “Ladies Night” promotion last year.
The plaintiffs in the case were represented by Alfred Raba, a San Diego-based lawyer who sued the Oakland Athletics in a class action lawsuit over the free Mother's Day plaid reversible bucket hat giveaway.
