A California judge has thrown out a class action alleging that AMC Theatres violated the state’s “suitable seating” law by failing to provide seats for employees who sell tickets at its box offices.
Following a bench trial, Alameda County, Calif., Superior Court Judge George C. Hernandez found on July 24 that AMC, whose parent AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. is based in Leawood, Kan., did not have a policy in California requiring its box office cashiers to stand at its 45 theaters. In fact, based on the testimony of AMC executives and managers, seats were actually available and used by some cashiers, he wrote.
