Munson v. Del Taco, Inc

In Munson v. Del Taco, Inc. (2009) 46 Cal.4th 661, the California Supreme Court concluded that a plaintiff seeking damages for disability discrimination under the Unruh Civil Rights Act need not demonstrate intentional discrimination because the protections against disability discrimination in the Unruh Civil Rights Act encompass the ADA protections, which require no proof of intentional discrimination. (Munson, supra, 46 Cal.4th at pp. 665-673.) The California Supreme Court has observed, the two statutory schemes "clearly have significant areas of overlapping application, although the Unruh ... Act ... applies to many more types of discrimination, while the DPA contains unique specific provisions regarding guide, service, and signal dogs ( 54.2) ... ." (Munson, supra, 46 Cal.4th at p. 675.)