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2 Sep, 2008 2:41 pm
... to provide meal and rest breaks, as well as overtime. Deanna M. Kimoto v. McDonalds Corp. et al., No. 2:06-cv-03032 (C.D. Calif.).
... Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, of the Central District of California, relied on the recent decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, 165 Cal. App. 4th (July 22,
2008), which ... periods available but is not obligated to ensure that employees take those breaks. A lawyer for McDonald's, Michael Gray, a partner in the Chicago office of
Jones Day, did not return a ...
4 Sep, 2008 12:19 pm
... did not receive all of her meal or rest breaks. Kimoto v. McDonald's Corp., ___ F.Supp.2d ___ (C.D. Cal. August 28 ... district court concluded that a genuine issue of
fact existed as to whether, on at least one occasion, McDonald's failed to provide plaintiff with an "uninterrupted meal period." Id., at 6-7. ... court denial of the summary
judgment on plaintiff's other substantive claims. The only claim McDonald's won involved an allegation that it failed to retain records as required by California law, ...
21 Apr, 2008 8:45 pm
... for almost 20 years, decided to apply to register its mark with the Patent and Trademark Office. That's when McDonald's Corp. stepped in to oppose. McDonald's
alleges that MCSWEET infringes and dilutes its family of famous MCDONALD'S trademarks, including MC, MCCAFE, MCPIZZA, MCRIB, MCMUFFIN, MCFLURRY, and others. McSweet denies the
allegations. The article says McDonald's offered to consent to allow McSweet to continue to use MCSWEET if McSweet dropped its application to register the mark. ...
2 Sep, 2008 11:50 am
... filed a class action complaint in California state court against her former employer, McDonald's, on behalf of hourly, non-exempt employees; the class action alleged that she
did not receive all of her meal or rest breaks. Kimoto v. McDonald's Corp., ___ F.Supp.2d ___ (C.D. Cal. August 19, ... present common questions that predominate." Id., at
9. As the court explained at page 9, "Assessing whether a McDonald's employee was authorized by his or her manger to take a rest or meal period would ...
12 Nov 8:30 am
... few weeks of digging, and finally contacting the plaintiffs' counsel directly, to get a copy of the complaint in Delio v. McDonald's Corp., a case filed in Superior
Court in Hartford County, Connecticut on October 6. Plaintiff's counsel is Robert ... court, because Friendly's is incorporated and headquartered in Massachusetts. But the allegations
about testing of products relate only to McDonald's and Burger King; there is just an allegation that Friendly's "is assumed to be aware of health issues ...
29 Jun, 2007 12:40 pm
Phoenix of Broward, Inc. v. McDonald's Corp., --- F.3d ----, 2007 WL 1791886 (11th Cir.). Discussion of district court opinion here. Sometimes good lawyering can create
new extensions or contractions of law; the ... consumers, and the ads here promoted the big-ticket prizes. Nevertheless, the court concluded that "the causal chain linking
McDonald's alleged misrepresentations about one aspect of its promotional games to a decrease in Burger King's sales is tenuous, to ...
28 Jun, 2007 6:04 am
... customer had an equal chance of winning. Phoenix of Broward, Inc. v. McDonald's Corp., ___ F.3d ___, 2007 WL 1791886, *1 (11th ... 2000, however, the FBI began
investigating these promotional games and "informed McDonald's that there were problems with the random distribution of its game pieces," id. Nonetheless, ... and the FBI
revealed that from 1995 to August 2001, an employee of the marketing company hired by McDonald's to operate its promotional games had "diverted at least $20 million in high- ...
29 Sep, 2007 1:44 pm
... your own conclusions: McDonald's expert: Hoax helped Ogborn A psychologist hired by McDonald's Corp. testified today that Louise Ogborn has "grown in some ways"
because of the ordeal in which she was strip searched and sexually assaulted. And yesterday's story was not much better as Testimony could hurt McDonald's Opening its defense in
Louise Ogborn's strip-search lawsuit, McDonald's Corp. yesterday presented two employees who refused to go along with some of a hoax caller's demands at ...
7 Oct 5:08 am
... Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and unjust enrichment. Marilao v. McDonald's CORP., 632 F.Supp.2d 1008, 1009-10 (S.D. ... unless it is otherwise provided by the terms of
the obligation." In this case, then, the district court reasoned, McDonald's had the option of "either redeeming a gift card in cash for its cash value ... up with partial and
essentially unusable balances, which funds all revert to McDonald's." Marilao, at 1013. The federal court rejected the argument because that the unjust enrichment ...
28 Mar, 2007 8:59 am
AP: 'McDonald's Seeks To Redefine 'McJobs': "McDonald's Corp. is reviving its campaign to ditch the dictionary definition of "McJob," this time setting its sites on
the vocabulary of Britons. The world's largest fast food company said Tuesday it plans to launch a campaign in the U.K. this spring to get the country's dictionary houses to change
current references to the word "McJob."" Wikipedia entry on McJob. Information on careers at McDonalds.
7 Sep, 2007 11:38 am
... story today by Andrew Wolfson in the Louisville Courier Journal. Some quotes: A judge has sanctioned McDonald's Corp. for withholding evidence in a lawsuit by a former
employee who was the victim of a strip-search hoax at its Mount Washington ... a maintenance man realized the call was a hoax. This sentence the ILB found of particular interest: "As
part of the sanction, McDonald ordered the company to also surrender material that would normally be protected by attorney-client privilege." See also ...
8 Sep 10:11 pm
... federal court found a restaurant's use of MCCURRY does not infringe McDonald's Corp.'s rights in its well-known trademark. It's apparently the end of the line for ...
red background, and logo featuring a smiling chicken giving two thumbs up. McDonald's, of course, sells its western-style fare in connection with its familiar golden arches. ...
case in suspension pending decision on McSweet's motion for summary judgment and McDonald's motion to strike. I don't imagine the Malaysian decision will come into ...
3 Nov, 2006 8:39 am
... s largest fast-food company no longer owns shares of the gourmet burrito and taco company. McDonald's Corp. and Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. are terminating their
partnership after eight years. McDonald's had bought a stake in Chipotle when the company only 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 ...
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
... thing. Now, a jury will decide what price -- if any -- the $59 billion McDonald's Corp. should pay for Louise Ogborn's degrading ordeal. In a fiercely litigated ...
nation. It is believed to be the first such suit to go to trial; the rest were settled. McDonald's says it's not to blame and that the real culprits include the caller ...
23 Jul 6:08 pm
... -old son, Dillon, had to be hospitalized for a few days and tested positive for hepatitis A after eating at the McDonald's in Milan, Illinois. Two of the food handlers at
this particular ... were among the 22 people who recently had hepatitis A in Milan. However, McDonald's Corp says that no one who suffered from the illness came to work
once the problem ... against a restaurant include inadequate security and slip and fall. Family sues McDonald's, claims foodborne illness, Forbes.com/AP, July 23, 2009 ...
9 May, 2007 7:51 am
According to AdAge, McDonald's Corp. announced its "Milk-and-Apples" campaign which seeks to entice children to try new, healthier kid's meals by tying ... enthusiastic
about the company's recent efforts to promote healthy food choices saying that McDonald's has taken position as "a leader...to make a difference" by making a "continuous
evolution ... habits in children while also giving sales a boost. Even though some of McDonald's less healthy products contain 'Shrek' animation on its cups and containers ...
30 Apr 8:12 am
... to keep its name": The Chicago Tribune today contains an article that begins, "When it comes to its famous trademarks, McDonald's Corp. is known for McFightin'. But it
came up a loser Wednesday in Malaysia, where a court ruled that an Indian restaurant ... : staving off alleged attempts to hijack their marquee brands." Bernama, the Malaysian national
news agency, reports that "McDonald's Loses Exclusivity To Prefix 'Mc.'" The New Straits Times reports that "McCurry is not McDonalds."
The Associated ...
5 Oct, 2007 2:19 pm
... Journal. Andrew Wolfson reports: A Bullitt County jury has found McDonald's Corp. liable in Louise Ogborn's hoax strip-search suit. Ogborn ... million, but Oldfather
called the verdict a "resounding vindication" and a "total rejection" of McDonald's claim it had no responsibility for Ogborn's ordeal and that of victims ... better choose
employee safety." * * * The jurors divided the blame equally for the incident between McDonald's and the hoax caller who pretended he was a police officer. See a list ...
16 Oct, 2007 8:02 am
"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 years old, had sued McDonald's Corp., claiming the fast-food giant failed to warn her and other employees about the ... being sued because of its deep pockets.
'Louise has stood up for what happened to her and what McDonald's failed to do for three-and-a-half years, and this jury just vindicated her ...
5 Oct, 2007 7:09 pm
... discusses verdict at WHAS11.com. Here is the story. I have the instructions here. For the verdict as read by Judge Tom McDonald go to RAW VIDEO: Verdict found at WHAS11.com.
Jury awards $6.1 million to woman ... 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 sued McDonald's Corp., claiming the fast-food giant failed to warn her and other employees about ...
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