Restaurants hit by Heartland data breach

With literally tens of millions of card transactions at risk, malware found on the server of Heartland Payment Systems may make history.  

Taco Bell Corp. determined liable in Chihuahua creators' suit

January 25, 2009

Los Angeles Times: A federal appeals court Friday ruled that Taco Bell is solely liable for $42 million in breach-of-contract awards to two Michigan men who…

Captain D's, Domino's refuse separate cease and desist orders

Despite letters from Red Lobster, Subway, brands continue to run comparison ad campaigns. 

Burger King trans fat lawsuit dismissed

December 21, 2008

MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has announced that Washington, D.C., Superior Court has dismissed the trans fats lawsuit brought by the Center for Science in the…

Subway settles Calif. overcharging dispute

December 21, 2008

Marin Independent Journal: Prosecutors in Marin and two other California counties have announced a $645,000 settlement with Subway over complaints of…

Subway inks agreement with Florida tomato pickers

December 2, 2008

Naples Daily News: The Coalition of Immokalee Workers has reached an agreement with Subway to pay workers a penny more per pound of tomatoes picked. Under the…

Service dogs and the restaurant industry

Proper treatment of those with service dogs can win customers, head off legal problems.

McDonald's employees accused of spitting in officer's sandwich

November 23, 2008

Newsday: Two employees at Fulton, N.Y., McDonald's are accused of spitting in a police officer's chicken sandwich. One employee allegedly said he was making…

Taco Bell attacks rapper 50 Cent in response to suit

November 19, 2008

New York Daily News: Lawyers for Taco Bell have filed a scathing response to rapper 50 Cent's $4 million federal lawsuit filed in July when Taco Bell used his…

Judge orders McDonalds to pay legal fees in hoax case

November 16, 2008

WHAS11: A judge has ordered McDonald's Corp. to pay $2.4 million in attorney fees to a former employee forced to strip after someone called a Mount Washington…

Sonic workers find camera in bathroom

November 9, 2008

KOCO.com (Oklahoma City): The manager of an Oklahoma City Sonic restaurant has been arrested after a female employee discovered a hidden camera in the…

Burger King franchisees late-night hours suit dismissed

November 3, 2008

Miami Herald: Miami-Dade Circuit Court has ruled that Burger King has the right to require franchisees to comply with extended late-night and early-morning…

Victims of 2006 Arby's salmonella outbreak file suit

September 10, 2008

VALDOSTA, Ga. — Five separate lawsuits were filed in the State Court of Georgia, DeKalb County, on behalf of individuals who became seriously ill with…

Disabled man files class action suit against Burger King

September 10, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle: A wheelchair-bound man has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against Burger King in San Francisco, accusing the quick-service chain…

Ex-McDonald's employee files discrimination suit

September 7, 2008

Chicago Tribune: A former employee of a Dryersville, Iowa, McDonald's has filed a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission alleging he was unlawfully…

Dunkin' responds to franchise group ad fund request

September 4, 2008

CANTON, Mass. — Dunkin' Brands Inc.'s chief global communications and public affairs officer Stephen J. Caldeira has issued a statement regarding DD…

Former Dunkin' Brands employee charged with fraud

September 2, 2008

The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.): Carolyn Kravetz, a former communications director for Dunkin' Brands, was indicted last week on charges of mail fraud and…

Dunkin' franchisees worried about image

August 28, 2008

BELLINGHAM, Mass. — The DD Independent Franchise Owners, which represents the largest association of Dunkin' Donuts franchise owners in the United States, is…

Calif. McDonald's class action denied

August 28, 2008

Los Angeles Times: McDonald's Corp. workers in California can't sue as a group over claims that they were denied pay for work they performed during the time…

Man arrested for stealing Burger King grease bin

August 27, 2008

Naples (Fla.) Daily News: Collier County, Fla., Sheriff's deputies arrested a 46-year-old man after he allegedly stole a large metal container used for…