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"A Downtown Los Angeles restaurant owned by lawyer Geragos sued the county after on-site outdoor dining was shut during the winter COVID-19 surge, demanding either the return of outdoor service or specific causal data linking outdoor dining to rising cases. A Superior Court judge initially labeled the county’s action “arbitrary,” but a three-judge appeals panel has indicated it will side with public-health officials, reasoning that there is no statutory requirement to conduct the precise data analysis plaintiffs sought and that officials may act swiftly in an emergency based on precautionary judgments about public safety. The practical impact of the case is limited for now because outdoor dining has been reinstated, and experts note that robust contact-tracing data to prove a direct causal link is unlikely to exist." - Farley Elliott
American comfort classics with a Southern twist in a renovated firehouse.