Diabetic Sues Sushi Restaurant, Can’t Eat All-You-Can-Eat Rice
A diabetic man has reportedly filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior
Court, seeking at least $4,000 in mental anguish damages from a Studio City
sushi restaurant that requires those patrons paying an all-you-can-eat price
to eat all of the food served and not just the fish. Martin v. A Ca-Shi Sushi,
No. __ (Cal. Super. Ct.). David Martin alleges that restaurant owner Jay Oh is
discriminating against diabetics by requiring them to eat the rice along with
the sashimi, which Martin picked out and consumed, leaving the rice behind.
According to a news source, Oh offered to prepare two orders of sashimi
alone for Martin at a cost of $3 less than the all-you-can-eat sushi deal, but
Martin refused.
Instead, he filed a lawsuit and said he would be willing to settle for $6,000. Oh is reportedly going to fight the litigation even if his legal costs exceed that amount. “The rice is part of the all-you-can-eat sushi,” according to Oh. “if you only eat the fish, I would go broke.” The next court hearing has apparently been scheduled for February 25, 2011. Oh’s counsel has filed a motion to dismiss, but expects the dispute to go to trial later this year. See The Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2011.
