Largest BK franchisee not participating in lawsuit

November 22, 2009

While a number of Burger King franchisees have joined a class action suit against the company over the chain's $1 Double Cheeseburger promotion, its largest…

McDonald's strip-search victim has $6.1 million verdict upheld

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November 22, 2009

McDonald's has lost its appeal of a $6.1 million jury award to former employee and strip-search victim Louise Ogborn, according to the Louisville, Ky.…

Burger King-franchisee relationship disintegrates further

November 17, 2009

Burger King franchisees have been upset with their franchisor over a number of issues in the last year, from controversial advertising and falling sales to…

Burger King responds to franchisee suit

November 12, 2009

Earlier this week, the National Franchisee Association filed a class action suit against Burger King, as reported Thursday on QSRweb.com. The suit, filed on…

NFA files class action suit against BKC over maximum pricing

November 11, 2009

Burger King's National Franchisee Association (NFA) has filed its second class-action lawsuit against the quick-service burger chain. The first regards the…

Minn. restaurant settles trademark suit against McDonald's

November 5, 2009

Lion's Tap restaurant in Eden Prairie, Minn., has settled its trademark infringement lawsuit against McDonald's Corp., according to a story in the Star Tribune…

Long John Silver's franchisee sues Captain D's

October 28, 2009

A Long John Silver's franchisee in Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against Captain D's and its parent company Sagittarius Restaurants, accusing them of deceptive…

KFC publicity stunt ends in international incident

October 27, 2009

KFC's latest publicity stunt involving the United Nations is just another example of the outrageous means Yum! Brands chains will take to get attention.   Last…

Checkers/Rally's implements Mimosa file archiving solution

October 27, 2009

Mimosa Systems, provider of next-generation e-mail, file and SharePoint archiving solutions, has announced that Checkers Drive-In Restaurants has standardized…

Starbucks settles suit with new Dunkin' exec

October 25, 2009

The Starbucks Coffee Co. has announced that the company and Paul Twohig have resolved the lawsuit it filed against him. Earlier this month, Starbucks sued…

Soldier wins 2 key rulings in suit with Subway over terminated leases

October 25, 2009

A former U.S. Army reservist who sued Subway Real Estate Corp. for selling his two Dallas-area Subway restaurants has won two important parts of his legal…

Dunkin' Brands announces more executive changes

October 11, 2009

Dunkin' Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, continues to undergo management changes under first-year CEO Nigel Travis. The company has…

Pa. Taco Bell franchisee settles sexual harassment suit

September 24, 2009

The owner of six Pennsylvania Taco Bell restaurants has agreed tol pay $35,000 and furnish equitable relief to settle a class sexual harassment lawsuit filed…

Advocacy group sues KFC over grilled chicken

September 23, 2009

National health advocacy group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has filed suit against KFC for its failure under California law to warn…

Dunkin' Donuts sued over child's hashbrown burns

September 13, 2009

A Dunkin' Donuts customer is suing the chain in a $200,000 lawsuit after her 15-month-old son was badly burned by overheated hash browns, according to a story…

McDonald's loses appeal in Malaysian trademark battle

September 7, 2009

McDonald's has lost its appeal of a Malaysian court's decision regarding a local Indian restaurant's use of the prefix 'Mc,' according to a story in Malaysia's…

Taco Bell settles Tenn. sexual harassment suit

September 1, 2009

Taco Bell Corp. has agreed to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit involving two teenage female employees at a Memphis Taco Bell. According to the U.S. Equal…

Minnesota restaurant sues McDonald's over slogan

August 31, 2009

A popular hamburger restaurant in Eden Prairie, Minn., is suing McDonald's for trademark infringement, according to a story in the Shakopee Valley News. The…

Miss. Sonic franchisee ordered to pay $22K in discrimination suit

August 26, 2009

A Sonic franchisee in Lucedale, Miss., has been ordered to pay $22,000 as well as adopt and implement anti-discrimination policies, training and procedures to…

More lawsuits filed against Ill. McDonald's over hepatitis A

August 16, 2009

Two lawsuits have been filed on behalf of customers sickened in a Milan, Ill., hepatitis A outbreak that involved two McDonald's employees. The lawsuits have…