Latest Restaurant Headlines
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$3.9M Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Oregon Tavern for Overserving
Dec 12 2016 // An Oregon man has filed a $3.9 million wrongful death lawsuit against a Eugene tavern and one of its customers. Julio Ortiz Ahumada of Springfield says the Keg Tavern served alcohol to a “visibly intoxicated”...
Western New York Restaurant Closed After 60 Illnesses Reported
Dec 1 2016 // Health officials have closed a suburban Rochester restaurant after dozens of people reported getting sick after eating there on Thanksgiving. The Monroe County Health Department says it closed the Golden Ponds Restaurant...
Mississippi Restaurant Building Can be Packed, Moved During Hurricane Threat
Nov 22 2016 // It’s a different concept, a way to build at ground level in a flood zone. And it’s working for a business in Jackson County, Miss. DaBayou Bar & Grill may look thrown together, but there is a lot of...
Colorado Ruling Barring Pot Use In Denver Businesses Unwise, Say Opponents
Nov 21 2016 // Opponents of a state ruling that would prevent bars and many restaurants in Denver from offering on-site marijuana consumption said the ruling would overturn a law approved by voters and force people to sneak around while...
Arkansas McDonald’s to Pay $103K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
Nov 16 2016 // A McDonald’s restaurant owned and operated by Mathews Management Co. and Peach Orchard Inc. in Bentonville, Ark., will pay $103,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by...
McDonald’s to Pay $56.5K to Settle Federal Discrimination Case in Missouri
Oct 19 2016 // McDonald’s will pay a $56,500 settlement after a southeast Missouri restaurant manager refused to interview a deaf job applicant. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement with...
Floods from Matthew in Eastern North Carolina Called ‘Worse than Floyd’
Oct 17 2016 // Standing on the banks of the Neuse River this week, watching water creep ever-closer to the bottom of the King Street Bridge, crowds of people continually compared what was happening to what Hurricane Floyd wrought here 17...
Nevada Sports Bar Settles Part of Overtime Suit With $375K Payout
Oct 7 2016 // Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill has agreed to pay $375,000 in back wages to settle part of a class-action lawsuit with 15 cooks who accused the oldest sports bar chain in northern Nevada of denying them overtime pay...
Spotlight: 6 Things to Consider When Insuring Restaurants & Bars
Oct 3 2016 // Kevin O’Connor, president of McGowan Hospitality, is no stranger to insuring the risks associated with restaurants, bars, taverns and nightclubs. He has spent the past 33 years in the sector as a reinsurance broker,...
Ohio Restaurant, Management Firm to Pay $1.4M to Settle Sexual Harassment Suit
Sep 22 2016 // The owner/operator and management company for a Columbus Texas Roadhouse restaurant will pay $1.4 million and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a class sexual harassment suit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
Morale, Predatory Attorneys Keep El Pollo Loco Risk Director Busy
Sep 19 2016 // Maintaining a culture of safety is a company-wide initiative for California- based El Pollo Loco, according to Shaun Jackson, director of risk management for the restaurant chain. While employee morale and predatory...
Worker Dies After Elevator Malfunctions at New Jersey Restaurant
Sep 2 2016 // A worker is dead after police say he was caught in the machinery of a small freight elevator at a New Jersey restaurant. Lakehurst Police Chief Eric Higgins tells the Asbury Park Press 34-year-old Oscar Francisco...
Restaurant Programs of America Taps Enos as VP of Sales in California
Aug 30 2016 // Restaurant Programs of America LLC has named Peter M. Enos vice president of sales in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Enos has for 25 years provided risk management solutions to clients in a variety of specialties...
Hawaii Officials Warn of Raw Food Risk After Hepatitis A Outbreak
Aug 19 2016 // Hawaii authorities are urging diners to be aware of the risks of eating raw and undercooked food after they traced a hepatitis A outbreak to frozen scallops served raw at a sushi restaurant chain. State Department of...
Massachusetts Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Four Years for Insurance Fraud
Aug 19 2016 // A Leominster, Mass., man who set fire to his own restaurant to collect the insurance money has been sentenced to four years in prison. Jeffrey Cordio, who owned the West End Diner, was also sentenced in federal court to...
Restaurant Damage in Northern California Due to Crank Callers
Aug 8 2016 // Several restaurants in Northern California were damaged after suspected prank callers tricked workers into testing their fire suppression system. Elk Grove officials said three such incidents were reported in July to the...
Restaurant Damage in Northern California Due to Crank Callers
Jul 28 2016 // Several restaurants in Northern California are damaged after suspected prank callers tricked workers into testing their fire suppression system. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Elk Grove officials say three such...
Lawsuit Over South Carolina Restaurant’s Broken Dish Policy Headed to Trial
Jul 28 2016 // A federal lawsuit over a South Carolina restaurant’s policy of charging workers to cover the cost of broken glasses and dishes is headed to trial. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports jury selection is set next...
Startup Embroker CEO Miller Pursues ‘Massive Improvement’ Over Disruption in Commercial Insurance Brokerage
Jun 15 2016 // Within venture capital circles, the insurance industry is sexy right now. It seems not a week goes by without another startup being announced, some with niche angles such as peer-to-peer distribution, insurance for...
Chipotle Serves Up Lessons for Restaurant Brokers and Their Insureds
Jun 1 2016 // The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one-in-six Americans gets sick every year from contaminated food or beverages. Those in the restaurant industry cannot ignore the risks. The recent chain...
