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SUV Crashes Into New York City Restaurant, Injures 22

Jan 5 2023 // A hit-and-run driver rear-ended a sport utility vehicle and sent it crashing into a New York City restaurant, injuring 22 people, police said Tuesday.The crash happened at about 9 p.m. Monday in upper Manhattan, a police...

AmTrust: Mental Stress, Other Restaurant Injuries Up Since COVID

Dec 8 2022 // According to a new report by AmTrust Financial Services, while overall restaurant injuries are down, specific injuries, including crushing, fainting, inflammation, strains and mental stress, are up significantly compared...

Hazard Assessments Lag at Restaurant Companies: Marsh

Dec 5 2022 // Formal hazard assessments at restaurants are key in reducing worker injuries and insurance claims. In recent years, however, a sizeable number of companies have not conducted the required inspections, according to a recent...

State Court Splits on COVID Coverage: Yes on Dentist, No on Tavern

Dec 1 2022 // A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Wednesday that a dental practice was entitled to coverage for income lost because of the state’s COVID-19 shutdown, but a tavern was not.Policy language made all the difference in...

Hazard Assessments Lag at Restaurant Companies: Marsh

Nov 28 2022 // Formal hazard assessments at restaurants are key in reducing worker injuries and insurance claims. In recent years, however, a sizeable number of companies have not conducted the required inspections.According to a Marsh...

‘Stronger Than the Surge:’ Florida Businesses, Residents Rebuilding after Ian

Nov 21 2022 // For Sara Lee Brinks, Ian was the first hurricane she’s ever experienced.Originally from Michigan, the owner of Pine Island’s Frozen Flip Flop said that at first, she wasn’t worried about Ian, but it...

Restaurants Facing New Challenges These Days: Getting More From Insurance Coverage

Sep 15 2022 // If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that anything can happen.There are dozens of unforeseen possibilities that could leave your business financially liable or could otherwise discourage guests from...

Chili’s Locations in Texas, Arkansas Sued for Sexual Harassment of Teens

Sep 13 2022 // Two Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurants in Arkansas and Texas subjected female employees, including teens, to sexually hostile work environments in violation of federal law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Restaurants Working to Halt New California Fast Food Worker Law

Sep 13 2022 // Restaurant owners moved recently to at least temporarily block a nation-leading new California law giving more power to fast food workers.The owners want the state’s voters to ultimately decide the law’s fate....

Jackson Businesses Lost Water and Customers But Insurance Probably Won’t Cover

Sep 8 2022 // As they learned with the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, establishments that lost water service in troubled Jackson, Mississippi, this month are finding that their business interruption insurance policies won’t always...

Insurer Loses $500K in Beer Pong Challenge by Badly Misplaying Liquor Liability Claim

Sep 1 2022 // An insurer that mishandled a liquor liability claim resulting from a fight after a beer pong tournament has discovered the tab is considerably bigger than it first thought.Hospitality Mutual Insurance Co. will have to pay...

Texas Barbecue Owner, Manager Indicted in $350,000 Workers’ Fraud Scheme

Aug 26 2022 // The owner of an East Austin, Texas restaurant and her manager have been indicted and summoned to appear in Travis County District Court for their alleged role in a $350,000 workers’ compensation fraud scheme.Allison...

Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Settles 2 Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Assault

Aug 26 2022 // Mario Batali has agreed to settle two Massachusetts lawsuits that accused the celebrity chef of sexual assault, attorneys for the women said on Wednesday.The decision to settle the cases comes more than two months after...

Chipotle to Pay $20 Million to Workers for Unpaid Sick Leave, Scheduling Violations

Aug 10 2022 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. agreed to pay $20 million to an estimated 13,000 current and former employees of its restaurants in New York City to settle a claim that the chain repeatedly violated laws governing sick leave...

Woman Dining in Rhode Island Outdoor Restaurant Dies After Being Hit by Car

Jul 21 2022 // A woman sitting in the outdoor eating area of a restaurant died after she was struck by a vehicle, police in Warwick, Rhode Island said.The driver was traveling through the parking lot of Tommy’s Clam Shack on Friday...

Appeals Court First to Rule in Favor of Coverage for COVID Shutdown

Jul 4 2022 // The attorney who filed the first U.S. lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for a business shut down because of coronavirus won the first policyholder victory in a state or federal appellate court that interpreted the meaning...

Appeals Court First to Rule in Favor of Coverage for COVID Shutdown

Jun 17 2022 // The attorney who filed the first U.S. lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for a business shut down because of coronavirus won the first policyholder victory in a state or federal appellate court that interpreted the meaning...

Pressure Growing to Remove PFAS from Fast Food Wrappers

Jun 8 2022 // Brenda Hampton first came across the toxic industrial compound PFAS after finding it was part of the cocktail of contaminants that tainted the drinking water in her North Alabama community.Hampton, who believes the...

Louisiana Restaurant to Settle $30,000 EEOC Lawsuit

May 31 2022 // A Louisiana restaurant admitted that it violated federal law when it fired and then later refused to rehire a worker because she was pregnant as part of federal court resolution with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

Florida Restaurants Go Hungry in Federal, State COVID Suits vs. Lloyd’s

May 12 2022 // Florida restaurants have had little success in recent lawsuits against Lloyd’s of London over insurance coverage for shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.On Wednesday, Florida’s 3rd District Court of Appeal,...