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5 Sep, 2006 9:25 am
... herself. Angry at her own stupidity, she turned against a big corporation for revenge. Stella received a final judgment for her trouble,
and the burn from McDonald's coffee was an unprecedented occurrence. The Reality Stella was 79 years. She ... than the temperature at which it melts human skin. That function is
what our civil justice system is here for, to hold corporations accountable for their unsafe products. For More Resources Debunking This Legal Myth Public Citizen Center for
Justice and ...
5 Oct, 2007 7:09 pm
... 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 ... : Ogborn 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 strip ...
11 Jan, 2008 5:15 am
... premises. Many of the ventis go out the drive up window. As a commodity, it will likely suffer disproportionately at the hands of McDonalds. Assuming the fast food chain can master a coffee machine (and its already had practice making cappuccinos in ... no sense of accomplishment, no
sense that the extra change is going anywhere except back into the corporate coffers. As a result, shifting to McDonalds does not seem
like a socially irresponsible act. What should Starbucks do? Profit maximize but ...
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 ...
25 Sep, 2008 10:17 pm
... Case- Separating The McFACTS From The McFICTION" . Did you know the following "McFacts"?: The infamous McDonalds coffee which the coffee
cup lady (Stella Liebeck) bought was 180-190 ... restaurant during the preceding 10 years. When the coffee cup lady spilled her McDonalds
coffee into her lap, the car was parked and she was in the passenger, not ... t take responsibility, or a corporation that didn't take
responsibility? The jury found 20 percent against Mrs. Liebeck and 80 percent against McDonald's ...
23 Feb 12:53 pm
Dave Weiner commented on this story on the Huffington Post this a.m... Nigel Haskett was working at a Little Rock, Arkansas McDonald's last summer when he saw an individual
physically assaulting a woman in the restuarant. Mr. Haskett immediately rushed to ... and scope 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 and ...
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 ... 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 to have a ...
13 Dec, 2006 2:43 am
... is not yet on 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 by Microsoft, in its capacity of lord and master of the MSN Hotmail service, for summary judgment on its claim
that McDonald had transmitted, or instigated the transmission of, unsolicited communications by email to individual subscribers for the purpose of direct marketing within ...
9 Sep, 2007 11:44 am
... today in the Louisville Courier Journal 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 hoaxes at McDonald's on a ... from more than 40 witnesses, and each side lists more than 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, and it will employ two major ...
13 Oct 8:42 am
... a recent 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. ... touch and grab the teenager and
other male workers based on their sex, without their consent. McDonald's is being accused by the EEOC of engaging in unlawful employment practices by creating a work environment
that was intentionally hostile, and ...
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.
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 ...
20 Sep, 2007 12:07 am
... . Psychiatrist testifies hoax victim still 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 post traumatic stress disorder. Dr. ... Grassian also said Ogborn was severely 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 to
deal with a series ...
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]
5 Oct, 2007 11:21 am
In another high 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 calling fast food outlets and ... taxable. As pointed in prior blog posts the impact
of this is to dramatically reduce the net value of the award to this young woman, if McDonald's decides to pay it and not appeal. Lets do the typical math again: $5,500,000
Verdict ...
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 ...
6 Mar 12:01 am
McDonald's is an Oak Park, Illinois company that has been around since 1955, and serving kids is a big part of their mission. You'd think they'd ... grilling component, the food
slides onto a heated holding area for serving. By contrast, Disney Corporation (Burbank, California), another kids-centric firm, has a very
large patent portfolio-- ... ) So there you have it, for this week's Patent Faceoff: Disney: 401 versus McDonalds: 19. Have a Patent/Know About
a Patent you want us to spotlight in our blog? ...
26 Mar 1:39 pm
McDonald's former Director of Executive Compensation has sued the corporation, saying she was fired for trying to stop the company from
intentionally "[misleading] its shareholders and the public by materially misstating" the compensation and severance paid to its top executives in 2006 and 2007. Former compensation
director Lisa Bridges claims McDonald's mis-labeled or secretly reimbursed money paid to its high-level executives to avoid the new, more stringent disclosure ...
22 Jul 11:00 pm
... , Illinois McDonald's employee infected with hepatitis A, who worked while ill for seven days in July, possibly spread the virus to McDonald's patrons who consumed
food or beverages at the restaurant from July 6-10 or July 13-14. Authorities are urging an ... 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 are ...
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