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Class action lawsuit filed against Doheny Glatt Kosher
MeatMarket
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Doheny
Glatt Kosher Meat Market and owner Michael Engelman
on April 2, joining others in allegations that the market is
falsely labeling its meats as kosher. Raymond Zolekhian is
the lead attorney on the case.
As a member of the Jewish community in Los Angeles,
I was just as outraged as everyone else when I heard about
these allegations, said Zolekhian. Basically what were
trying to do is uncover the extent of the wrongdoing and
represent everyone who purchased meat from there under
the impression that it was Glatt Kosher and may not have
necessarily received that product.
The complaint alleges fraud, violation of the California
Unfair Competition Law, violation of California False
Advertising Law, violation of California Consumer Legal
Remedies Act, breach of contract, breach of warranty, breach of
implied covenant of good
faith and fair dealing, negligent infliction of emotional
distress, intentional infliction of
emotional distress and battery.
On March 24, a video taken by a private investigator, that later
aired on KTLA-TV,
seemingly showed workers carrying boxes of meat into the store
late at night without the
supervision of a mashgiach, or inspector who supervises the
kosher status of a kosher
establishment, as required.
Following the controversy around the video, the Rabbinical
Council of California pulled
Dohenys kosher certification and said they would possibly pursue
legal action in a state-
ment released March 29.
The complaint claims that the video showing the unloading of
boxes without the mash-
giach was not an isolated influence but common practice to
command higher prices fromconsumers.
The complaint alleges that the defendants have caused plaintiffs
severe emotional dis-
tress and have done so intentionally.
In addition to the financial harm that people suffered, this was
very personal to the cli-
ents that Im representing, said Zolekhian. Were hoping that this
lawsuit will bring to the
forefront that these types of personal beliefs are not something
that should be exploited for
the purpose of additional profits. Hopefully, fully exposing
what happened and obtaining a
monetary settlement for my clients will not only help make them
whole in some way, but
prevent something like this from happening in the future.
The United States Department of Agriculture has launched an
investigation in to the
market.
The plaintiff has alleged battery, as customers were offended by
touching, consuming,
and bringing non-kosher meat in their kitchens.
Los Angeles businessman Shlomo Rechnitz has purchased Doheny
Glatt Kosher Meat
Market. Rechnitz announced his purchase on March 31, according
to reports by the Jewish
Journal.
The Weekly made repeated calls to the market, but could not
reach Engelman for com-
ment.
Raymond Zolekhian
