Tag: restaurant
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Exploding Escargot, “Friggin’ Rudeness” and Hot Garlic Butter Lead to Small Claims Court
Two California businessmen have reportedly filed a complaint in small claims court against a Marin County restaurateur, alleging that they were sprayed with hot garlic butter from an exploding snail. Chadwick St.-O’Harra, a former law student, and Steve Righetti were apparently celebrating Righetti’s birthday at a seafood restaurant, when the escargot purportedly exploded, dousing their…
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San Francisco Mayor Vetoes Restaurant Toy Ban
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) has reportedly vetoed an ordinance that would have prohibited restaurants from offering toy giveaways in children’s meals deemed too high in calories, salt or fat. Approved in an 8-to-3 vote on November 2, 2010, by the city’s Board of Supervisors, the ordinance has the minimum amount of support needed…
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Rudd Center Publishes Report on Food Marketing to Children
Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity has issued a November 2010 report claiming that “children as young as age 2 are seeing more fast food ads than ever before.” Titled Fast Food F.A.C.T.S.: Food Advertising to Children and Teens Score, the report purportedly evaluated “the marketing efforts of 12 of the nation’s largest…
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KFC Advertising Disputed Before Delaware Chancery Court
KFC franchisees have reportedly made their closing arguments before a Delaware Chancery Court in a dispute over the company’s advertising policies. They contend that 1997 amendments to the company’s corporate documents gave them the authority to propose and approve different advertising recommendations. The lawsuit was apparently filed after KFC Corp. launched an advertising campaign for…
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Florida Diner Claims Restaurant’s Negligence Led to Artichoke-Induced Injury
A Florida man has sued a Houston’s restaurant and its manager for failing to train servers to explain to patrons how to eat grilled artichokes, contending that their negligence led to his hospitalization and exploratory bowel surgery. Carvajal v. Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc., No. 10-57757 CA 03 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Miami Dade Cty., filed October…
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Menu Labeling Claims Under Prop. 65 Can Proceed in California
The California Supreme Court has denied a petition for review filed by fast food restaurants seeking to overturn an intermediate appellate court ruling allowing further proceedings on claims that they violated Proposition 65 by selling grilled chicken products to consumers without appropriate warnings about carcinogens created by the cooking process. Physicians Comm. for Responsible Med.…
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California Appellate Court Refuses to Certify Chipotle Employee Class Action
A California court of appeals has denied the request of a former Chipotle employee to certify a class of current and former non-managerial employees alleging that the company violated labor laws by denying them meal and rest breaks. Hernandez v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. B216004 (Cal. Ct. App., 2d Dist., modified opinion filed October…
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Second Circuit Dismisses Burn Claims Against Starbucks
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s dismissal of claims filed by a 76-year-old woman who alleged that she was seriously burned when trying to remove the lid from a cup of tea she purchased at Starbucks. Moltner v. Starbucks Coffee Co., No. 09-4943 (2d Cir., decided November 3, 2010). The court…