Judge Grants Consumer Leave To Amend Complaint Over Restaurant Surcharge

Mealey's (May 2, 2018, 1:16 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on April 30 granted a consumer, who alleges that a surcharge added to a restaurant bill violates California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws, leave to file an amended complaint to add a claim for actual damages under the California Consumers Legal Remedy Act (CLRA) (Kathleen Holt v. Noble House Hotels & Resorts Ltd., et al., No. 17-cv-2246, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10955)....