Latest Restaurant Headlines
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Texas Bar Owners Sue Governor Over Recent Shutdown Order
Jun 30 2020 // Hoping to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision ordering Texas bars to close due to a rise in coronavirus cases, more than 30 bar owners filed a lawsuit on June 29 challenging Abbott’s emergency order. The lawsuit,...
Florida Restaurant Fined More Than $314K for Stealing Tips, Wages
Jun 30 2020 // Federal officials say a Florida restaurant chain with six locations has been fined more than $314,500 for taking employee tips and wages. The U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday that the Vietnamese chain Pho 79...
Texas Bars Ordered to Close Again, Restaurants Reduced to 50% Occupancy as Virus Spreads
Jun 26 2020 // Gov. Greg Abbott has taken his most drastic action yet to respond to the post-reopening coronavirus surge in Texas, shutting bars back down and scaling back restaurant capacity to 50%. He also shut down river-rafting...
Wisconsin to Insurers: Give Restaurants 10-Day Notice on Expiring Delivery Coverage
Jun 22 2020 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable has asked insurers that provided coverage under personal auto policies for food delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic to help restaurants by giving the businesses at...
Insurer Counters Income Loss Claims by Arguing Restaurants Operated Takeout Service
Jun 18 2020 // An insurer fighting business income claims from restaurants is arguing in part that there is no coverage because businesses were allowed to provide takeout and delivery service during lockdowns. Society Insurance, based in...
Some Florida Bars, Restaurants Temporarily Close as Virus Cases Rise
Jun 16 2020 // Some Florida bars and restaurants are temporarily closing their doors after being back open for just a few weeks because workers or patrons have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The closures come as the number of...
Global Insurers Pulled into Epicenter of COVID-19 Crisis, Firmly in Uncharted Territory
Jun 10 2020 // Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal locked in spell-binding battle. Paul McCartney sharing a stage with Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift. The long-awaited 32nd Olympic Games. The list of canned crowd-thrillers that were planned...
AXA Identifies 1,700 Restaurant Contracts with Unclear Terms on Pandemic Payouts
Jun 4 2020 // French insurer AXA has identified 1,700 contracts signed with restaurant owners in France where the terms are not clear as to whether business interruption losses due to the COVID-19 crisis should be covered, its CEO told...
Coronavirus Business Interruption Suits Top 100; More Expected
Jun 1 2020 // A federal court has received notice that 101 lawsuits have been filed as of late May seeking coverage from insurers for business interruption losses caused by COVID-19. Plaintiffs attorneys say they expect the number to...
Times Square to Go Dark to Shine Light on Fight Over Business Interruption Insurance
May 26 2020 // The digital billboards in New York City’s famous Times Square will go dark tonight at 9 pm ET for one minute to dramatize the plight of restaurants, non-profits and retailers across the country that are suffering...
Update: AXA to Pay Business Interruption Claims to Restaurants After Court Ruling
May 26 2020 // A Paris court ruled last week that AXA should pay a restaurant owner two months of revenue losses caused by the virus pandemic. AXA had argued its policy did not cover business disruption caused by the health...
North Carolina Eases Business Restrictions, Allows Restaurants to Serve Indoors
May 22 2020 // Gov. Roy Cooper is letting North Carolina restaurants, barber shops and salons welcome patrons inside starting this holiday weekend, reporting on Wednesday that the state’s COVID-19 trends remain largely stable. But...
French Court Orders AXA to Pay Restaurant’s COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses; AXA Vows to Appeal
May 22 2020 // A Paris court ruled that insurer AXA must pay a restaurant owner two months’ worth of coronavirus-related revenue losses, the restaurateur’s lawyer said on Friday, potentially opening the door to a wave of...
Federal Coronavirus Business Interruption Suits Now Top 100; Many More Expected
May 22 2020 // A federal court has received notice that 101 lawsuits have been filed as of Wednesday seeking coverage from insurers for business interruption losses caused by COVID-19. Plaintiffs attorneys say they expect the number to...
Louisiana Opening Up with Fewer Virus-Related Restrictions
May 13 2020 // Saying Louisiana has made significant strides in combating the COVID-19 outbreak, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he will begin loosening restrictions on churches, restaurants, salons and gyms, moving the state away...
Colorado Restaurant Shut Down for Allowing Sit-Down Dining
May 13 2020 // A Colorado restaurant that opened for full service on Mother’s Day in defiance of state rules banning sit-down dining was ordered to close Monday and had its license suspended indefinitely by health officials. A...
Delaware Company Offers Reward for Arrest in Restaurant Fire
May 13 2020 // The owners of a bayside restaurant in Delaware are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect responsible for setting fire to the eatery last month, according to the development...
Kentucky to Allow Restaurants to Reopen for Dine-In Service Before End of Month
May 12 2020 // Kentucky’s restaurants will be allowed to resume limited dine-in service later this month as part of another phase of business reopenings announced by Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday. The next phase includes plans for...
Alabama Reopens Restaurants, Bars with Limits
May 11 2020 // Alabama’s dine-in restaurants, bars, salons and gyms will be allowed to reopen with limits as the state eases restrictions during the continuing state mic, Gov. Kay Ivey said Friday. New guidelines taking effect...
3 Workers Hurt in Shooting Over Closed Dining Room at Oklahoma McDonald’s
May 8 2020 // Three McDonald’s employees in Oklahoma City suffered gunshot wounds when a customer opened fire because she was angry that the restaurant’s dining area was closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, police...
