All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 23 2008 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a class action lawsuit this week against McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant Inc., alleging race discrimination against black applicants and employees...
Apr 7 2008 // New Jersey bars can be sued for the actions of drunken drivers who leave those establishments, even if the drivers consumed no alcohol while at the bars, a panel of judges has unanimously declared.The ruling by the state...
Mar 21 2008 // For the past two and a half years, Louisiana’s fishermen have relied on their natural gift for resourcefulness and made do with jury-rigged docks cobbled together from hurricane debris and spent countless hours in...
Mar 21 2008 // New Jersey bars can be sued for the actions of drunken drivers who leave those establishments, even if the drivers consumed no alcohol while at the bars, a panel of judges has unanimously declared.The ruling by the state...
Mar 7 2008 // When the roaring 170 mph winds descended on Alabama’s Lawrence County on Feb. 6, Bobby Thurman’s first thought was not the financial strength of the poultry operation he manages for Smith Poultry.As flames...
Feb 20 2008 // The Supreme Court handed a victory to Medtronic Inc., ruling that patients cannot sue medical-device manufacturers in state court over harm from a device that has approval from federal regulators.By an 8-1 vote, the court...
Feb 11 2008 // When a legally blind woman went to eat at N.Y. fast-food restaurants, workers greeted her with mockery and mistreatment, she said in a lawsuit.Employees grew irritated when she asked them to read menus to her, and workers...
Feb 10 2008 // It’s now official — a judge has ordered a group of Tennessee restaurant owners to pay $4.8 million into a workers’ compensation fund that was mismanaged.About 500 Tennessee Restaurant Association members will...
Feb 10 2008 // There was a time when a verbal agreement, sealed with a handshake, was enough to establish and maintain a business partnership. But those days are long gone. Any business today that operates without the proper written...
Jan 28 2008 // A judge has ordered a group of Tennessee restaurant owners to pay $4.8 million into a workers’ compensation fund that was mismanaged.About 500 Tennessee Restaurant Association members will have to pay thousands each...
Jan 21 2008 // Some Tennessee restaurant owners are concerned that a small, unrated insurance company with ties to the state has been chosen to take over a worker’s compensation fund.Already liable for a $4.8 million fund that the...
Jan 18 2008 // Restaurant owners across Tennessee may have to pay thousands each to shore up a workers’ compensation fund that the state says was mismanaged.The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is suing Ronnie Hart,...
Jan 4 2008 // Western Security Surplus Texas announced it now has a market for restaurants, taverns, bars, nightclubs, concerts, and gentlemen’s clubs.In the announcement, Ron Klimek, vice president, Marketing and Business...
Dec 18 2007 // A lawsuit filed by northeast Iowa residents who became ill after eating tainted lettuce at Taco John’s restaurants in the Waterloo area has been settled out of court.Karen Hibben-Levi, of Waterloo, and the parents of...
Dec 12 2007 // The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Boerne Fire Marshals Office and the Texas State Fire Marshals Office announced the arrest of Joseph Stasny, a 39-year-old resident of Boerne, Texas,...
Nov 26 2007 // The owners of the popular Mallard’s restaurants in Stockton and Modesto, Calif., will pay the state a $100,000 fine for not carrying worker’s compensation insurance. The state labor commissioner’s office...
Oct 19 2007 // FHM Insurance Co.and Georgia Restaurant Mutual Captive Insurance Co. have joined forces to offer workers’ compensation insurance for the hospitality industry in Georgia.FHM has served the hospitality industry in...
Oct 17 2007 // A meat company in Forest Park, Ga., is recalling 1,900 pounds of ground beef sent to restaurants in Georgia, North Carolina, and two other states, saying it may be contaminated with E. coli.Arko Veal Company officials say...
Sep 19 2007 // Travelers announced the availability of the IndustryEdge product for mid-sized fine dining and upscale casual dining restaurants. The suite of coverages provided in the IndustryEdge product include property, general...
Sep 13 2007 // America First Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced it is expanding its commercial lines offerings in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas to include commercial general contractors, restaurants and...