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Forum (Forum & Focus)

Nov. 5, 2008

High Court Should Give Employees a Break by Reversing 'Brinker'

The Supreme Court should buck the pro-business judicial trend and reverse the Court of Appeal in 'Brinker.' - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Aaron T. Knapp

In recent years, defense lawyers have enjoyed a pro-business trend in California court decisions. The Court of Appeal's decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp., et al. v. Superior Court of San Diego, 2008 DJDAR 11267, which many of us have been watching closely, is no exception.

In Brinker, employees of a large international restaurant chain operating more than 175 restaurants in California, claim...

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