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Amid Floods and Closures, Wisconsin’s Bowling Industry Suffers

Sep 6 2018 // Bowling pins topple, teeter, spin and fly. But this summer in Wisconsin, they’ve also been charred by flames and soaked with floodwater, while others are headed into retirement.In July, fire destroyed the Friendship...

Exclusive Remedy: The Scope of Protection in Illinois

Sep 3 2018 // Section 5(a) of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act provides the damages an employer must pay for work-related injuries. It specifies a worker injured in the line of duty cannot sue her employer or its other...

6 Small Businesses Share Disaster Recovery Stories

Aug 31 2018 // As small business owners in Hawaii and California clean up following Hurricane Lane and wildfires, they’ll find there’s no one formula for recovery. The same disaster can devastate businesses in divergent ways...

Indictment Says Maryland Restaurateur Plotted to Burn Restaurant, Frame Wife

Aug 31 2018 // Federal prosecutors say a Maryland restaurant owner was under pressure, facing an impending divorce and financial ruin.His solution, they say, was to burn down his restaurant for insurance money, and implicate his...

EEOC Sues California Restaurant Chain Preferred Hiring Females Over Males

Aug 30 2018 // Burgers & Beer, a chain of Southern California restaurants, violated federal law when it denied males with the same employment opportunities as their female counterparts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

EEOC, N.C. Golden Corral Restaurant Settle Harassment, Disability Suit for $85K

Aug 8 2018 // Jax, LLC, which operates a Golden Corral restaurant in Matthews, N.C., has agreed to pay $85,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to a...

Maryland Appeals Court Says Insurer Has Duty To Defend in Hidden Camera Case

Aug 6 2018 // The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has concluded Harleysville Preferred Insurance Co. has a duty to defend the limited liability company that owns and operates Rams Head Tavern in underlying litigation regarding a...

Ohio Chipotle Restaurant Reopens Following Customer Illnesses

Aug 1 2018 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. reopened a restaurant in Ohio on Tuesday that was temporarily closed after customers reported getting sick.The restaurant, located in the city of Powell, was voluntarily closed for cleaning on...

Crest Insurance Acquires Colorado Restaurant Insurance

Jul 31 2018 // Crest Insurance Group has acquired Colorado Restaurant Insurance. Colorado Restaurant Insurance will operate as Crest Restaurant Insurance. Sean Pechan will remain president of Crest Restaurant Insurance and the company...

ProHost Launches Wine Valuation Endorsement for Restaurant Wine Collections

Jul 31 2018 // ProHost USA, a national program administrator specializing in restaurant insurance, is rolling out a property insurance coverage valuing bottled wine at its selling price rather than at replacement cost. The new...

Ohio Chipotle Restaurant Closed After Reports of Illness

Jul 31 2018 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has shut a restaurant in Ohio following reports of customers falling sick after eating there, the burrito chain said on Monday.At least two customers wrote on food safety website...

9 California Restaurants Cited for Failing to Provide Workers’ Comp

Jul 26 2018 // A joint enforcement strike force issued more than $200,000 in administrative fines to nine Contra Costa County, Calif. restaurants for failing to provide workers’ compensation insurance.Investigators from the Contra...

Two Illinois IHOP Restaurants to Pay Nearly $1M to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit

Jul 25 2018 // Two International House of Pancakes (IHOP) franchises in southern Illinois will pay $975,000 and furnish other relief to settle a systemic sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

New Hampshire Couple Claims Restaurant Over-Served Drunk Man in Assault

Jul 16 2018 // A New Hampshire couple has filed a lawsuit against a Portsmouth, N.H., restaurant saying it over-served an intoxicated patron who attacked the husband and gave him a concussion.The Portsmouth Herald reports the Vrettoses...

Maryland Appeals Court Says Insurer Has Duty To Defend in Hidden Camera Case

Jul 6 2018 // The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has concluded that Harleysville Preferred Insurance Company has a duty to defend the limited liability company that owns and operates Rams Head Tavern in underlying litigation...

California Restaurant Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $82K

Jul 2 2018 // LA Louisanne Inc., a Los Angeles restaurant and jazz night club, will pay $82,500 and furnish other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the...

10 Months After Harvey, Popular Texas Beach Town Still Recovering

Jun 27 2018 // Hurricane Harvey battered Deven Bhakta’s Port Aransas, Texas, hotel until it was uninhabitable.The Austin American-Statesman reports the Category 4 hurricane’s 130 mph winds blew out windows and stripped parts...

Restaurants, and Diners, Pay High Price for Food-Related Illnesses

Jun 25 2018 // A single foodborne illness outbreak could cost a restaurant millions of dollars in lost revenue, fines, lawsuits, legal fees, insurance premium increases, inspection costs and staff retraining, a new study from researchers...

Lawsuit Filed Against Hawaiian Restaurant Chain After Data Breach

Jun 18 2018 // Two people have filed a class-action lawsuit against Hawaii restaurant chain Zippy’s.Zippy’s alerted its customers April 27 that it experienced a data breach at all of its 25 restaurant, Napoleon’s...

Lawsuit Filed Against Hawaiian Restaurant Chain After Data Breach

Jun 7 2018 // Two people have filed a class-action lawsuit against Hawaii restaurant chain Zippy’s.Zippy’s alerted its customers April 27 that it experienced a data breach at all of its 25 restaurant, Napoleon’s...