You knew it would wind up in court [Marty Schwimmer, Trademark Blog]
Posts Tagged ‘restaurants’
Welcome Orlando Sentinel readers
I’m quoted in Sandra Pedicini’s report on the settlement (with $9 appetizer vouchers) of a lawsuit charging the Olive Garden restaurant chain with “printing the last six digits of customers’ credit-card numbers on receipts. The limit under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act is five.” Under FACTA, lawyers need not show that class members suffered actual damages from the violation; instead, they can claim statutorily prescribed damages, multiplied by the (usually large) number of customers involved. In most such cases, there are no reports of any identity theft because of the breaches: “It’s like reckless driving in which no one had an accident and except for the lawyers, no one even noticed the car speeding,” I’m quoted as saying. [“Olive Garden diners may be eligible for $9 voucher”, May 19]
If deathly allergic to burger condiments, consider checking for their absence
This vital step in an allergy-mitigation protocol appears not to have been undertaken by Darius Dugger of Portsmouth, Va., who says he specifically asked that Burger King omit the onions, tomato and pickle from his sandwich, but that they ignored his request, resulting in the severe allergic reaction for which he’d like $100,000. [Norfolk Virginian-Pilot via Patrick at Popehat] He says he’d already taken a bite and swallowed by the time he realized their error, as opposed to, you know, peeking under the bun to see. Earlier on West Virginia McDonald’s “hold the cheese” suit here.
“Man dining at TGI Friday’s finds a snake head under his broccoli”
According to the Albany Times-Union Jack Pendleton, of Ballston Lake, N.Y., has no plans to sue, but per Obscure Store, “you can bet there will be lawyers calling him today”. More: Turkewitz.
“David Kessler Goes Dumpster Diving (and Emerges With Garbage)”
The former FDA chief and inveterate nanny-state advocate, David Kessler, has a new book arguing that chain restaurant food is excessively palatable, to the point where it effectively addicts the chains’ customers. Jacob Sullum at Reason accords Kessler’s theories all the respect they deserve.
Homeless man beat her after she offered cheeseburger
So a Tennessee woman is suing McDonald’s, saying it should have known its outlet was attracting a criminal element. She’s also suing a nearby liquor store and the attacker himself. [Nashville Tennessean]
Update: “Would-Be Hooters Guy Settles Discrimination Suit”
In a confidential settlement after a mediation, Nikolai Grushevski has resolved his complaint that he was turned down for a waiter job at a Corpus Christi location of the “breastaurant” chain because he is not a she. [On Point News, earlier]
ADA closes Cupertino business
California has a double-digit unemployment rate, and it’s certainly not helped by regulatory red tape. The disabled now have equal access to Kirk’s Steakburgers in Cupertino, a supposedly otherwise-profitable business that closed rather than spend tens of thousands of dollars to come up to Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, not to mention lose three parking spaces in its tiny parking lot. (“Kirk’s Steakburgers closing its West San Jose location”, Cupertino Courier, Mar. 16 (h/t D.R.)).
“Fast food free” zones around schools
Jacob Sullum notes that such proposals would also curtail the freedom of adults. Is that a bug or, for nannyists, a feature?
Didn’t know it was unsafe to dance on bar, cont’d
This time a New York city judge has dismissed the claim of Irish tourist Valerie Morris, who slipped while dancing on a bar and sued the bar owners. We’ve covered previous dancing-on-bar suits from Illinois here and here.