The owners of Sunshine Bakery and Tank's Pizza said they feel unfairly targeted and question why an attorney is suing rather than helping work out a solution. SanAntonio SanAntonioTX SATX SanAntonioFood SanAntonioRestaurants ADA SmallBusiness
Tank’s Pizza owner Michael Brown said his restaurant regularly serves customers with disabilities, adding that everything inside is up to code.
After being served with papers, Matta consulted with a local attorney but said she declined representation because the legal fees would exceed the amount sought in the suit. Tank's Pizza owner Michael Brown said the lawsuit felt like a"punch to the face." He said his restaurant regularly serves customers with disabilities, adding that everything inside is up to code.
Brown said paying out the $15,000 claim would likely bankrupt his pizzeria. In the short term, he worries the suit could cause his staff to lose confidence in the health of the business.made multiple attempts to reach both Castillo and his attorney Duncan Strickland for an interview. Castillo never returned calls, but Strickland did email a statement.
Both Matta and Brown said they feel unfairly targeted and question why Castillo is pursuing claims against them rather than businesses with more significant violations. "He was kind of just like, 'No, my client needs the money because of legal fees, because that's what he paid me,'" Matta said."When I told him that my grandparents don't have that much because they're on a fixed income, he kind of scoffed like, 'Well, I don't know where the money is going to come from, but it needs to come from somewhere.'"
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