Tag: restaurant
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Tips and Wage Suit Filed Against Celebrity Chef’s LA Restaurant
Women who worked at celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s Los Angeles restaurant, The Fat Cow, have filed a putative class action on behalf of all nonexempt employees against the restaurant and his company, alleging they were denied meal and rest breaks, were not compensated for the missed breaks, were not compensated for overtime, were not paid…
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Subway Footlong Sandwich Litigation Centralized in Eastern District of Wisconsin
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has granted the defendants’ motion for centralization in litigation involving allegations that Subway Sandwich Shops, Inc., and Doctor’s Associates, Inc., “engaged in a false or misleading advertising campaign regarding the size of the Subway Footlong sandwich.” In Re: Subway Footlong Sandwich Mktg. & Sales Practices Litig., MDL No. 2439…
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APHA’s Annual Meeting to Include Sessions on Food Taxation, Labeling, Marketing, and Legal Strategies
The American Public Health Association’s 141st annual meeting and exposition is slated for November 2-6, 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts. Expected to attract more than 13,000 physicians, researchers, epidemiologists, and related health specialists, and featuring a myriad of presentations, the meeting will include a session on “Regulating for the Public’s Health: Food and Beverages, Drugs, and Emerging…
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Celebrity UK Chef Sues Chipotle over Ramen-Noodle Chain-Restaurant Concept
Chef Kyle Connaughton, who has “been employed by some of the most prestigious restaurants in the world,” co-authored books and co presented on United Kingdom (U.K.) TV programs, has sued Chipotle Mexican Grill and its CEO, claiming that he was hired to developed a ramen-noodle fast-food restaurant concept that was doomed to fail because someone…
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Unsolicited Spam Texts Yield $16.5 Million Settlement with Papa John’s
Class representatives in litigation against Papa John’s International have filed an unopposed motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement in a case involving claims that the company’s franchisees sent unlawful commercial text messages through OnTime4U to some 220,000 individuals without their express consent. Agne v. Papa John’s Int’l, Inc., No. 10-1139 (W.D. Wash.,…
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Shareholder Claims YUM! Directors Knew About Tainted Chicken Sales in China
A YUM! Brands shareholder has brought a derivative action on behalf of the company against its officers and directors in a federal court in Kentucky, alleging they inflated the company’s growth predictions and failed to promptly inform shareholders that the company purchased chicken with allegedly excessive levels of antibiotics and toxic chemicals for sale in…
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New Studies Focus on Sodium and Calorie Content of Restaurant and Processed Foods
Three recent studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine have analyzed the nutritional content of restaurant and processed foods, raising questions about consumer, industry and government efforts to curb calorie, sodium and fat consumption. Authored by Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Executive Director Michael Jacobson and colleagues at George Washington University and Northwestern…
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Wage and Rest Break Claimants Settle California Suit Against Starbucks
The plaintiffs in putative class litigation alleging inaccurate wage statements and denial of required meal breaks have filed a motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement brought against Starbucks in 2008. York v. Starbucks Corp., No. 08-7919 (C.D. Cal., W. Div., motion filed May 10, 2013). Without admitting liability, the company has apparently agreed…