Latest Restaurant Headlines

All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.

NIP Launches Business Insurance Program for Restaurant Industry

Dec 19 2012 // NIP Programs — a division of Woodbridge, N.J.-based NIP Group Inc. that designs and manages specialty business insurance programs — introduced a business insurance program targeting owners and operators of...

Food Borne Illness Cases Present Complex Coverage Questions

Dec 19 2012 // One of the most heavily litigated insurance issues in coverage liability cases related to outbreaks of widespread food borne illnesses is the determination of occurrence where multiple people in multiple states are...

Small Business Owners Face Health Insurance Dilemma

Dec 6 2012 // Rose Wang looks at her staff of 70 employees and wonders if she’ll have to lay off some of them to comply with the health care law.The owner of Binary Group Inc., an information technology firm based in Alexandria,...

Audit: Louisiana Restaurant Inspections Don’t Ensure Food Safety

Nov 28 2012 // Louisiana’s regulators of food safety fail to ensure restaurants and other retail food establishments are complying with health standards and allow violators of safety requirements to continue operations, according...

Hurricane Sandy Takes Toll on New York’s Small Shops, Restaurants

Nov 2 2012 // Pumping water out of basements and yanking rotten food out of refrigerators, shop and restaurant owners said on Thursday they wonder when the power will come back and, more importantly, how they will possibly recover from...

U.S. Suing Tulsa Restaurant Chain over Unpaid Wages

Oct 29 2012 // The Department of Labor announced it is suing a Tulsa, Okla.-area restaurant chain over nearly $1 million in unpaid wages it alleges the business owes to more than 220 employees.The lawsuit was filed earlier this week in...

Washington Restaurant Involved in Salmonella Cases Reopens

Oct 17 2012 // A Vancouver, Wash., restaurant linked to several dozen cases of salmonella has reopened.Clark County public health officials gave On The Border the go-ahead to reopen Oct. 15 although they still don’t know the source...

Salmonella Outbreak Tied To Wash. Restaurant

Oct 12 2012 // A salmonella outbreak has led health officials to temporarily close a Vancouver, Wash., restaurant.Dr. Alan Melnick, the Clark County health officer, says there have been 11 confirmed and five probable cases linked to the...

WC Wage Loss Dispute for S.C. Claimant Who Hopes to Start a Restaurant

Oct 11 2012 // An injured crane operator who expressed his aspiration to start a restaurant business got into a pickle during workers’ compensation proceedings — almost getting denied his wage loss claim, until the...

Celebrity Chef Batali’s NYC Eatery Del Posto Settles With Workers

Sep 26 2012 // Workers at celebrity chef Mario Batali’s New York City eatery Del Posto have settled a lawsuit against the restaurant with an agreement that gives them $1.15 million, as well as paid vacation and sick days for them...

Despite Fees Paid, Fewer Inspections for Dallas Restaurants

Sep 17 2012 // Dallas city officials for two years now have been using money intended for restaurant health inspections to cover budget shortfalls in other areas. The Dallas Morning News reported about $1.36 million paid by restaurant...

Overheated Food Trucks Raise Red Flags in Indiana

Aug 9 2012 // In recent weeks, “hot trucks” have made headlines as Indiana State Police found numerous food transport trucks driving with improper refrigeration for their loads.A new Indiana law that took effect in July...

South Carolina Restaurant to Pay $1.1M in Drunk Driving Death

Aug 7 2012 // The parent company of a Charleston restaurant will pay $1.1 million to the family of a man killed in a drunken driving crash that authorities say was caused by one of the restaurant’s employees. Investigators said...

Reviewing Premises and Dram Shop Liability Triggers

Aug 6 2012 // Claims involving allegations of alcohol intoxication require careful analysis when determining what policy or policies may apply.Two common theories centered on alcohol-related allegations that come into play include...

Insurers Warn Restaurants on Exposures that Could Interrupt Recovery

Jul 23 2012 // The restaurant industry has endured a difficult few years and while some establishments didn’t survive the economic storm, those that did are anxious to see their business grow again.They may not have to wait too...

Officials Tracking Down Assets of Disgraced Iowa CEO

Jul 20 2012 // Officials are moving quickly to seize the wide-ranging personal assets of the disgraced founder of an Iowa brokerage so they can try to reimburse thousands of customers and workers affected by his alleged $200 million...

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Bars Fargo Agency

Jul 19 2012 // North Dakota’s insurance commissioner says he’s served a cease-and-desist order on a Fargo-area insurance agent accused of failing to pay taxes and mishandling premium payments.Commissioner Adam Hamm says the...

Beloved Vermont Restaurant Rebuilding After Irene

Jul 18 2012 // Spring was gloomy in the Vermont ski town of Wilmington, following a winter with little snow on top of the damage and despair caused by Tropical Storm Irene that pummeled the town last August.Photo credit: Dot's Restaurant...

Understanding Premises and Dram Shop Liability Triggers

Jul 17 2012 // Claims involving allegations of alcohol intoxication require careful analysis when determining what policy or policies may apply.Two common theories centered on alcohol-related allegations that come into play include...

Western Security Surplus Launches Admitted Bar, Restaurant Program in Calif.

Jun 26 2012 // Western Security Surplus Insurance Brokers has launched a bar, tavern and restaurant program in California. This is a brand new program in the California market, offering businesses products with access to an A- X rated,...