All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 4 2012 // Montana State Prison inmate files suit for $2.2 million in federal court after he injures a toe when his foot got caught in a grain auger at the prison dairy.A Howard County, Indiana, inmate files a lawsuit claiming the...
May 24 2012 // A southwest Ohio restaurant owner has been convicted of insurance fraud for two reported break-ins that authorities say were staged.Forty-four-year-old Eva Christian could face up to 17 years in prison when sentenced June...
May 23 2012 // Two former employees are accused of torching a Western Sizzlin restaurant in Thibodaux, La., early on May 21.Police say 18-year-old Donavan Cade Hoffpauir and 22-year-old Derrick Hebert, both of Thibodaux, were arrested on...
May 21 2012 // Claims involving allegations of alcohol intoxication require careful analysis when determining what policy or policies may apply.John P. Cunningham and Julia B. Jackson say two common theories centered on alcohol-related...
May 21 2012 // The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the owners of a Bay St. Louis restaurant cannot collect more than $300,000 they claimed to be owed by a local insurance agent after their business washed away in...
Apr 26 2012 // The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the owners of a Bay St. Louis restaurant cannot collect more than $300,000 they claimed to be owed by a local insurance agent after their business washed away in...
Apr 12 2012 // Part of a class-action lawsuit against Brinker International Inc. can proceed, the California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, in a closely watched case about employee meal and rest breaks at the company’s...
Mar 26 2012 // Bennie Dale Morris used to be a regular at Frank’s Place — eating meals and drinking coffee several times a day at the smoke-filled cafe — until the restaurant owner’s joking around got a little too...
Mar 7 2012 // The former general manager of a restaurant co-owned by Paula Deen claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday she was sexually harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment rife with sexual innuendo, physical intimidation and...
Mar 2 2012 // A renowned Charleston, S.C. restaurant has been named as a defendant in a wrongful death case.The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages has been brought against the restaurant...
Mar 2 2012 // Three Vale Training Solution instructors, with varying backgrounds, have one thing in common: They are bringing their expertise in insurance to students of Insurance Journal‘s Academy of Insurance.According to Mary...
Feb 22 2012 // Hattiesburg nightclub and bar owners say many smaller nightspots would be put out of business by a proposal to require on-site parking lots and at least three guards at every bar.The City Council has scheduled a public...
Feb 7 2012 // A title insurance and mortgage services company that already owns a stake in the Bakers Square restaurant chain is buying the restaurant operator O’Charley’s Inc., the companies announced.Fidelity National...
Jan 23 2012 // A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit brought against KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. by the families of two convoy drivers killed in a 2004 insurgent attack in Iraq.The U.S. Court of Appeal for the 5th Circuit,...
Jan 12 2012 // A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit brought against KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. by the families of two convoy drivers killed in a 2004 insurgent attack in Iraq.The U.S. Court of Appeal for the 5th...
Dec 15 2011 // Nine Chuck E. Cheese restaurants in the San Francisco Bay area have been fined a total of more than $28,000 for violating federal child labor laws.The U.S. Labor Department, which announced the fines this week, said...
Dec 5 2011 // ProHost has started offering employment practices liability insurance for restaurants, including wage and hour defense coverage. The product will cover claims from both customers and employees.Wage and hour claims have...
Nov 23 2011 // Thanksgiving marks the beginning of holiday season and for many that means party time.But hosts who serve alcohol should take steps to limit their liquor liability and make sure they have the proper insurance, according to...
Nov 2 2011 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has introduced endorsements for its ACE Umbrella policies, which are designed to address risks faced by the hospitality and real estate industries.Two new...
Oct 7 2011 // A lawsuit and the state’s dram shop law have led to a $15 million judgment in Mississippi against Slippery Nick’s Saloon and Grill. However those who brought the suit do not expect to collect since the bar had...