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Dallas-Area Restaurant Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit for $20K

Aug 27 2015 // Arthur’s Restaurant and Bar, a fine dining steakhouse and lounge in Addison, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, will pay $20,000 to a former cocktail server to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S....

Kansas City Restaurant Explosion Lawsuit Goes to Jury

Aug 27 2015 // After five weeks of testimony, lawyers presented closing arguments in the civil trial involving a fatal explosion more than two years ago at a Kansas City, Mo., restaurant.The civil lawsuit stems from the February 2013...

Hurricane Katrina and the Evolution of Risk Management

Aug 17 2015 // Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in insured losses and $108 billion in total economic losses in the United States. Many of the lawsuits filed as a result of the...

Raleigh to Restrict Late-Night Sidewalk Use by Downtown Bars, Restaurants

Aug 11 2015 // Raleigh, North Carolina, city officials are restricting the use of downtown sidewalks by bars and restaurants at night because they say patrons have become too loud and disruptive to residents. The News & Observer...

10 Business Insurance Lessons and 1 Owner’s Advice from Katrina

Aug 5 2015 // Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in insured losses and $108 billion in total economic losses. Many of the lawsuits filed as a result of the fifth hurricane of...

MarketScout Adds 2 Underwriters to Restaurants, Bars Unit in Dallas

Jul 24 2015 // MarketScout has added two underwriters in its Restaurants, Bars, and Taverns (RBT) underwriting facility in the company’s Dallas headquarters. Jessica Johnston joins the RBT underwriting team as a commercial...

Texas-Based Whataburger Says ‘No’ to Open Carry

Jul 13 2015 // An iconic Texas restaurant chain will not allow the open carrying of guns on its properties, and industry experts say other restaurants will likely take the same stand against a new state law legalizing the practice in...

How Hurricane Katrina Changed Business Preparation Planning for Disasters

Jul 6 2015 // Nearly 10 years ago, wind and storm surges as a result of Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in insured losses and $108 billion in total economic losses. Many of the lawsuits filed as a result of the fifth hurricane of...

$40M Jury Award in Suit Over California TGI Friday’s Killing

Jun 22 2015 // A Southern California jury awarded $40 million to the parents of a man who was stabbed to death in a TGI Friday’s restaurant.The panel found that the restaurant’s operator was 55 percent responsible for the...

Idaho Woman Sues Red Robin, Alleging Her Firing Was For Opposing Racism

May 21 2015 // A northern Idaho woman is suing the national restaurant chain Red Robin in federal court because she says she was fired for complaining about racist hiring practices.Stacie Ward of Post Falls filed the whistleblower...

E&O Insights: Insuring Restaurants and Taverns Presents Some Real E&O Risks

May 4 2015 // Although most agencies insure at least one restaurant or tavern, this shouldn’t suggest that they are easy accounts to write. Errors and omissions (E&O) carriers will readily admit that writing this class of...

NYC Mayor: Someone May Have ‘Inappropriately’ Tapped Gas Line

Mar 28 2015 // Someone may have improperly tapped a gas line before an explosion that leveled three apartment buildings and injured nearly two dozen people, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday, March 27, as firefighters...

McDonald’s Workers in 19 Cities File OSHA Complaints

Mar 16 2015 // McDonald’s Corp. restaurant workers from 19 U.S. cities complained to regulators on Monday that their working conditions are hazardous and have led to severe burns from hot grills and fryer oil.Workers taking part in...

New Drought Rules at Restaurants, Hotels Considered in California

Mar 9 2015 // Officials are considering new water restrictions as California’s drought drags on, possibly forcing residents to ask for water at restaurants and for fresh towels and sheets at hotels.The State Water Resources...

Armed Robbers Nab $4.8M in Gold Bars off Armored Truck on North Carolina Highway

Mar 5 2015 // Shortly after dusk on Sunday along a lonely stretch of Interstate 95, armed robbers hijacked an armored truck, tied up the two guards and disappeared into the night with 275 pounds of gold bars.The guards working for...

Waffle House Has Disaster Response On Its Menu

Feb 23 2015 // When a big storm or tornado devastates a community, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) usually steps in to help state and local officials. But in recent years, FEMA has been getting some help of its own from an...

New Drought Rules at Restaurants, Hotels Considered in California

Feb 19 2015 // Officials are considering new water restrictions as California’s drought drags on, possibly forcing residents to ask for water at restaurants and for fresh towels and sheets at hotels.The State Water Resources...

ProHost USA, XL Add Umbrella Excess Coverage to Restaurant Insurance Product

Feb 6 2015 // XL Group and insurance program administrator ProHost USA have added an extra layer of insurance protection to its umbrella excess insurance coverage product offering for fine dining and casual...

N.H. Liquor Commission Ramps Up Efforts to Prevent Drunken Driving

Dec 15 2014 // The New Hampshire Liquor Commission is ramping up efforts to prevent drunken driving during the holiday season by increasing undercover monitoring of establishments serving alcohol and partnering with the state police to...

California Drought Bad Tidings for Rice Harvest

Oct 30 2014 // California’s deepening drought is shrinking its rice harvest, and that’s bad news for farmers, migratory birds and sushi lovers.The $5 billion industry exports rice to more than 100 countries and specializes in...