Mike LaSusa
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Whataburger Restaurants LLC has agreed to pay $180,000 as part of a deal completed Monday that ends a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit accusing the fast-food chain of retaliating against an employee who refused to comply with a directive to hire white job applicants… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An Illinois federal judge on Friday kept alive a suit by a former McDonald’s worker over alleged no-poach provisions in the fast-food giant’s franchise agreements, saying the claims were laid out adequately and weren’t time-barred… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The First Circuit on Friday backed a lower court’s ruling that Japan is the right place for a suit against General Electric brought by Japanese residents who suffered property losses in the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Sweet James LLP, a Southern California personal injury firm known for its unique and extensive advertising campaign, sued a Beverly Hills-based rival Friday over internet advertising and sales pitches to potential clients that allegedly step on Sweet James’ trademark rights… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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An Illinois federal judge ruled that Jussie Smollett can’t pursue allegations that the city of Chicago, its police department and others participated in a malicious prosecution of the “Empire” actor after he was attacked earlier this year and then accused of staging the incident himself… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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