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22 Jun, 2007 1:38 pm
Eleventh Circuit affirms dismissal for lack of standing of Burger King franchisees' class action against McDonald's Corporation
asserting a false advertising claim under the Lanham Act relating to fraudulently administered McDonald's promotional games: You can access today's ruling at this
link.
13 Oct 8:42 am
... case development, in which the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has launched a lawsuit against McDonald's Corporation--for failure to prevent sexual harassment against a teenaged worker and other male employees in the workplace. ... a work environment that was
intentionally hostile, and entirely based on gender. The suit alleges that as a result of the female supervisor's physical and verbal treatment, the teenager and other male
workers were kept from receiving equal employment ...
9 Mar 7:29 pm
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala has informed the McDonald's corporate office that his office will " 'initiate nuisance proceedings against three
downtown McDonald's locations,' if action isn't taken to stop alleged drug activity 'in and around' their stores. " This action came after the manager of a Downtown
Pittsburgh McDonald's was arrested for possession with intent to deliver. For more information, go to: [www.post-gazette.com] [www.post-gazette.com] [kdka.com]
20 Sep, 2007 12:07 am
... 's Hoax search: Jurors in hoax case see video of ordeal from Courier Journal One juror appeared to wipe away a tear and others shook their ... suffering from Herald Leader A
psychiatrist from Boston has testified at the civil trial against McDonald's in Bullitt County that strip search victim Louise Ogborn is suffering from chronic ...
depressed after the incident, but has recovered from that. Fast food giant McDonald's Corporation has claimed it had policies in
place and warned employees in an effort ...
5 Oct, 2007 11:21 am
... profile case that the media has focused on, a jury in Shepardsville, KY today determined that McDonald's Corporation was in
fact libel for failure to warn an employee about the dangers of a predatory hoaxer who had been ... had been warned by law enforcement, but then failed to send a notice to all of
it's branches and managers informing them to be careful of those calls. Apparently the jury ... again: $5,500,000 Verdict Less $1,850,000 Fee's and expenses. Net
$3,650,000 Net to client. However, once we ...
22 Jul 11:00 pm
... for the virus. Illinois Health officials reportedly did not know about the case until July 13. McDonald's corporate office released a statement that said the
restaurant learned of the case from health officials on that day. Authorities ... Island County Officials in particular are asking for an investigation into the outbreak and handling of
the situation, requesting the sheriff's department to look into the outbreak. Rock Island County Health Department is currently administering free hepatitis A ...
22 Jan, 2003 1:48 pm
[JURIST] US District Judge Robert Sweet's Wednesday dismissal of a precedent-setting obesity lawsuit against McDonald's Corporation is now online [opinion text, PDF] from the Southern District of New York. The suit was brought on behalf of overweight children in the Bronx and
claimed that McDonald's products posed a danger to consumers of which they were unaware.
20 Mar, 2008 8:59 am
... been involved or know of other cases which you think would benefit our viewers, please contact us so that we may procure the video for all to share. The first case available for
viewing is Louise Ogburn v. McDonald's Corporation, et.al. We have made the Opening Statements available for viewing and will be
posting the Closing Arguments within the next few days. These are viewable by clicking on the new "Trial Videos " link in the banner of ...
26 Jan, 2005 1:20 pm
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit [official website] has reinstated part of an obesity lawsuit against McDonald's [corporate website], ruling
that two New York children should be allowed to pursue their deceptive advertising claims. US District Judge Robert Sweet dismissed the class-action lawsuit in 2003 [opinion, PDF;
JURIST report], saying that it failed to link health
20 Feb, 2006 3:38 am
[JURIST] McDonald's [corporate website] is facing multiple legal actions after the fast-food giant admitted last week that milk and wheat ingredients are used to
flavor its trademark french fries. Lawsuits in Illinois, California and Florida have been filed by two people claiming intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, and by a
vegetarian who claims she would not have eaten the fries if
5 Sep, 2006 9:25 am
... award, Stella had initially offered to settle for $20,000 before the trial but McDonald's had refused. The case was ultimately settled between Stella and the
corporation for an undisclosed amount. There will sometimes be frivolous lawsuits There will sometimes be frivolous defenses to lawsuits.
What's most important is to know that not all of the urban legal mythologies used to attack the civil justice system are true. You should be ...
5 Oct, 2007 7:09 pm
... this case by invoking the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers Compensation Act. This case, this hoax is not a tipping point in corporate accountability, but this
plaintiff, this lawyer, this case, and this jury was and is a tipping point on corporate accountability for the dangers ... searched in hoax A jury awarded $6.1 million Friday to
a woman who said she was forced to strip in a McDonald's back office after someone called the restaurant posing as a police officer. Louise Ogborn, 21, had ...
19 Aug, 2008 3:00 am
... sell coffee at substantially lower temperatures, and coffee served at home is generally 135 to 140 degrees. Further, McDonald's quality assurance manager testified
that the company actively enforces a requirement that coffee be held in the pot at ... didn't matter because they were rare. 'There was a person behind every number and I don't think
the corporation was attaching enough importance to that,' says juror Betty Farnham." At the beginning of the trial, jury foreman Jerry Goens
told the Journal ...
23 Feb 12:53 pm
... summer when he saw an individual physically assaulting a woman in the restuarant. Mr. Haskett immediately rushed to the woman's aid and struggled with the scumbag who was
assaulting her. Unfortunately, during the course of the struggle, Haskett was shot several times. ... of his employment." In effect, McDonald's is asserting that they pay
Haskett to flip burgers, make fries and pour drinks, NOT to intervene in altercations in the restuarant. Apparently, the corporate policy is to call the police ...
13 Dec, 2006 2:43 am
... turquoise swimming pool and whirlpool bath crowned by an oval pavilion. Gavin's garden - garnished with a nude model armed with a strategically-placed watering can - was
highly ... Garden of Eden here and here Garden of earthly delights here No spam from McDonald's, please! Not McDonald's the fast food enterprise but ...
BAILII and picked up first by the Lawtel subscription service: it's Microsoft Corporation v McDonald, a Chancery Division
decision of Mr Justice Lewison yesterday. This was an application ...
9 Sep, 2007 11:44 am
... headed "$200 million strip-search case to begin: Teen worker says McDonald's is to blame; company disagrees." It is accompanied by a graphic locating previous
strip-search ... 80 people it might call to the stand. McDonald's has retained eight expert witnesses in fields as diverse as psychiatry, probability, corporate
security and human behavior, ... employ two major law firms in its defense. The principal antagonists are two of Kentucky's leading trial attorneys, Ann Oldfather for Ogborn and
W.R. "Pat ...
3 Nov, 2006 8:39 am
... had 14-restaurants located in Denver and helped turn it into a national chain while leveraging some of McDonald's resources. The decision to end their business
partnership will give Chipotle more flexibility to grow and let ... may include outsiders or be limited to other shareholders). · What events will trigger a buyout. · What price will be
paid for a shareholder's interest in the corporation. Whether you are two big companies partnered together or partners in a smaller
business, it is important ...
26 Mar 7:53 am
... whether they are in the meeting room, dinner, or the general session, they are rotating people …" Third, the law department uses a corporate intranet to connect the
spread-out team. The article mentions a final, emollient touch: the department "takes the time to ... birth of a coworker's child or a promotion, as well as to highlight a couple
of employees monthly." Many posts have drawn on McDonald's for management sustenance, although not quite billions and billions posted (See my post of July 10, ...
9 Sep, 2007 9:17 am
... humiliated in the restaurant office. Ogden is seeking $200 million, including $100 million in punitive damages, from McDonald's for failing to warn her and other
employees about a hoax caller who had already struck 32 other ... stores. McDonald's has hired eight expert witnesses in the fields of psychiatry, probability,
corporate security and human behavior. McDonald's restaurant security expert witness Steven Millwee has already testified in his depostion that "There is no way you
can train every ...
14 Oct, 2008 8:50 am
... and transgender groups as well as other civil rights organizations protested in downtown Louisville this afternoon in response to an anti-gay incident at a McDonald's
restaurant. The protestors called for an end to anti-gay discrimination and an official response to the incident by the fast food mega-corporation. They were reacting to an incident in which a McDonald's employee referred to a group of gay customers as "faggots" and other
anti-gay slurs, and ...
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