Purported Class Action

6 Months Ended

Jun. 16, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

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9. Purported Class Action

  On April 23, 2015, a purported class action and derivative complaint, Jeffery Tomasulo, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Levy Acquisition Sponsor, LLC, Lawrence F. Levy, Howard B. Bernick, Marc S. Simon, Craig J. Duchossois, Ari B. Levy, Steven C. Florsheim, Gregory G. Flynn, Del Taco Holdings, Inc., and Levy Acquisition Corp. (“Complaint”), was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (the “Circuit Court”), relating to the proposed Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The Complaint, which purports to be brought as a class action on behalf of all of the holders of the Company's common stock, generally alleges that the Company's directors breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by facilitating the proposed Merger and in negotiating and approving the Merger Agreement. The Complaint also alleges that the Company’s preliminary Proxy Statement that was filed with the SEC on April 2, 2015 is materially misleading and/or incomplete. The Complaint further alleges that DTH and the Sponsor aided and abetted the alleged breaches by the Company's directors. The Complaint seeks (a) a declaration that the Company's directors breached their fiduciary duties; (b) injunctive relief enjoining the Merger until corrective disclosures are made; (c) compensatory and/or rescissory damages; and (d) an award of costs and attorney's fees.

As discussed in more detail below in Note 10 – “Subsequent Events,” on June 30, 2015, the Company reached a settlement in principle of all claims asserted in the purported class action.