The couple who filed lawsuit against the restaurant chain, Denny's Inc., and the manager of the food chain last August 2014 settled the case with the restaurant chain.
Henry Williams and Renee Hebert, according to a report from MyNewsLA, had filed discrimination lawsuit last August 2014 against the restaurant chain, Denny's, which is situated at its Koreatown location on Vermont Avenue north of Wilshire Boulevard, and its branch manager, Ali Rahman. The couple's lawsuit alleged that the manager asked them for an advance payment for their orders. The said action was taken as a discrimination by the black couple who were appalled at that time.
According to the couple's lawyers, Williams and Hebert entered the restaurant on May 7, 2014 at around 4:15pm. The couple was the only costumer who was asked for an advance payment for their orders. They were also the only costumer who had waited more time for their orders to be served.
According to Patch, however, the lawyer of Ali Rahman had stated that he made a mistake by asking for their payment in advance but he apologized to the couple and even offered to return their money. He also said that Rahman was only concerned about the size of their order which totaled to $83 more as the location Koreatown had problems with customers before who left the restaurant without paying their orders. But the couples lawyer claimed that this will not make Rahman and Denny's restaurant from escaping their liability from the discriminated couple.
The settlement was done before the scheduled third day of testimony began in the trial of the lawsuit the couples filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The case was dismissed by Judge Michael Raphael. As the terms of the settlement were confidential, the couple and the lawyers of each parties declined to comment anything about it.
On another report from MyNewsLA, Bradley Sax, a white costumer of Denny's restaurant who testified on the second day of the trial, believed that the manager's action towards the couple was an act of racism. He said he saw the the black costumers in the restaurant being asked for an advance payment for their orders. He had also added that he was never asked for an advance payment for meals because of his color.
Sax was dining at a table across the couples' booth and could hear their conversation with the restaurant manager which he was disturbing so he later on gave his name and phone number to the couple. At the trial, he added that he saw a similar situation at the Denny's restaurant a few weeks ago.
Denny's restaurant had paid more that $54 million as settlement to a lot of lawsuits filed by black costumers who were either refused service or asked for advanced of payment.
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