Court of Appeals finds El Torito’s Arbitration Clause Illegal
On August 15, 2006, in a sexual harassment case we recently prosecuted against El Torito and Acapulco Restaurants on behalf of three women, the Second District Court of Appeals agreed with our position that an arbitration agreement being used to deprive employees of their right to jury trial contained illegal provisions. In its unpublished opinion in this sexual harassment case against the two companies, the Court of Appeals ordered the illegal clauses stricken and severed from the agreement, but enforced the remainder of the agreement.
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