Before Roozbeh Farahanipour became chair of the West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, his restaurant was sued because the bathroom was non-compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
“It lacked guard rails and the bag hook was too high on the bathroom door,” he said.
Farahanipour settled with the law firm that filed the complaint for $11,000.
“That was really hard on me because we did not have that money and I had to borrow the money,” he said. “I did not know the legal system or how to even answer the lawsuit when it was served.”
Farahanipour, whose country of origin is Iran, was sued again by the same law firm at a second restaurant he opened in 2021. He paid $17,000 to settle the claim…