Judge Grants Certification Of Class For Consumer Alleging Surcharge Violated UCL

Mealey's (October 18, 2018, 1:56 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Oct. 16 granted a consumer’s request for class certification of a case, in which a consumer alleges that a restaurant violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other California laws by adding a surcharge to its bills, holding that a class action was the superior method for adjudicating the dispute (Kathleen Holt v. Noble House Hotels & Resorts Ltd., No. 17-cv-2246, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145566)....