Judge Dismisses UCL And Contract Claims Related To Sale Of Restaurants

Mealey's (February 9, 2016, 1:33 PM EST) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California federal judge on Feb. 4 partially granted a motion filed by a chain of restaurants and others to dismiss claims against them for breach of contract and violation of California's unfair competition law (UCL), finding that a chef could not seek damages under the UCL and that she failed to provide a copy of the underlying agreement that was allegedly breached (Tanya Malch, a/k/a Tanya Petrovna v. Daniel G. Dolan, et al., No. 15-00517, C.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14542)....