Family Restaurant Closing After Lawsuit Over ‘Discriminatory’ Ladies’ Night [Video]

A popular California restaurant is closing following a lawsuit centered around its “ladies’ night” events.

Lima, a family-run restaurant in Concord, California, is shutting its doors next week after settling a discrimination lawsuit over its ladies’ night promotions. The restaurant posted on Facebook earlier this month that it was “unable to fully recover” from the lawsuit and the “compounded” issues it faced regarding increased operation costs.

Newsweek contacted Lima for comment by phone outside normal business hours.

Why It Matters

Gender-based promotions, such as ladies’ nights, have faced legal trouble under the California Civil Rights Act. In 1985, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that ladies’ day promotions at car washes and elsewhere and ladies’ night promotions at restaurants and nightclubs violated the act.

“All persons within the jurisdiction of this state are free and equal, and no matter what their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, or sexual orientation are entitled …