Latest Restaurant Headlines
All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Small-Town Cafe Banter Becomes Defamation Lawsuit in Texas
Mar 26 2012 // Bennie Dale Morris used to be a regular at Frank’s Place — eating meals and drinking coffee several times a day at the smoke-filled cafe — until the restaurant owner’s joking around got a little too...
Georgia Woman Files Harassment Claim Against Paul Deen Restaurant
Mar 7 2012 // The former general manager of a restaurant co-owned by Paula Deen claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday she was sexually harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment rife with sexual innuendo, physical intimidation and...
South Carolina Restaurant Sued for Wrongful Death
Mar 2 2012 // A renowned Charleston, S.C. restaurant has been named as a defendant in a wrongful death case. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages has been brought against the restaurant...
Vale Training Solutions Teams Up With the Insurance Journal Academy
Mar 2 2012 // From green risks to restaurant claims, there are many topics to choose from in this year’s webinar courses. Three Vale Training Solution instructors, with varying backgrounds, have one thing in common: They are...
Mississippi Bar Owners Say Security Guard Proposal Goes Too Far
Feb 22 2012 // Hattiesburg nightclub and bar owners say many smaller nightspots would be put out of business by a proposal to require on-site parking lots and at least three guards at every bar. The City Council has scheduled a public...
Want Fries With That Insurance Policy? Restaurants on Fidelity National’s Menu
Feb 7 2012 // A title insurance and mortgage services company that already owns a stake in the Bakers Square restaurant chain is buying the restaurant operator O’Charley’s Inc., the companies announced. Fidelity National...
Court: Workers’ Comp Bars Iraq Convoy Drivers’ Suit Against KBR, Halliburton
Jan 23 2012 // A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit brought against KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. by the families of two convoy drivers killed in a 2004 insurgent attack in Iraq. The U.S. Court of Appeal for the 5th Circuit,...
Court: Workers’ Comp Bars Iraq Convoy Drivers’ Suit Against KBR, Halliburton
Jan 12 2012 // A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit brought against KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. by the families of two convoy drivers killed in a 2004 insurgent attack in Iraq. The U.S. Court of Appeal for the 5th...
SF Bay Area Chuck E. Cheese Restaurants Fined
Dec 15 2011 // Nine Chuck E. Cheese restaurants in the San Francisco Bay area have been fined a total of more than $28,000 for violating federal child labor laws. The U.S. Labor Department, which announced the fines this week, said...
ProHost Launches Employment Practices Coverage for Restaurants
Dec 5 2011 // ProHost has started offering employment practices liability insurance for restaurants, including wage and hour defense coverage. The product will cover claims from both customers and employees. Wage and hour claims have...
I.I.I. Advises Thanksgiving Party Hosts on Limiting Liquor Liability
Nov 23 2011 // Thanksgiving marks the beginning of holiday season and for many that means party time. But hosts who serve alcohol should take steps to limit their liquor liability and make sure they have the proper insurance, according...
ACE Launches New Coverage for Hospitality, Real Estate Industries
Nov 2 2011 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has introduced endorsements for its ACE Umbrella policies, which are designed to address risks faced by the hospitality and real estate industries. Two new...
Mississippi Lawsuit Against Bar Over Drunk Driving Death Leads to $15M Judgment
Oct 7 2011 // A lawsuit and the state’s dram shop law have led to a $15 million judgment in Mississippi against Slippery Nick’s Saloon and Grill. However those who brought the suit do not expect to collect since the bar had...
Insurer Says Exclusion Bars Payment in Nebraska Pastor’s Death
Oct 3 2011 // An insurance company specializing in policies for churches is asking a federal court to absolve it from paying a claim by the widow of a central Nebraska pastor who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a house owned by the...
Insurer Says Exclusion Bars Payment in Nebraska Pastor’s Death
Sep 21 2011 // An insurance company specializing in policies for churches is asking a federal court to absolve it from paying a claim by the widow of a central Nebraska pastor who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a house owned by the...
Ex-NBA Player Loses Discrimination Claim Against Georgia Bar
Sep 19 2011 // A federal jury on Friday found that an upscale Atlanta restaurant did not violate the civil rights of an ex-NBA All Star and a friend who claimed they were expelled from the bar because they were black. A panel of nine...
NFL’s Edwards Claims Slander by Michigan Restaurant Cost Him Contract
Sep 16 2011 // San Francisco 49ers receiver Braylon Edwards has filed a $14 million slander lawsuit, claiming allegations that he was directly involved in a fight at a suburban Detroit restaurant cost him a big guaranteed contract from...
California Self-Insured Restaurant Group Wins Fraud Conviction
Sep 8 2011 // The California Restaurant Mutual Benefit Corp. (CRMBC) is holding up a new conviction as success story in its ‘intensified campaign’ against workers’ compensation fraud. Jeanette Gallo pleaded no contest...
Ohio Cycle Bar Puts Party on the Road; $2M Insurance Policy Helps
Sep 6 2011 // Taylor Glascock/AP As the peculiar yellow vehicle moved into the Short North neighborhood north of downtown Columbus, Ohio, bewildered pedestrians stopped in their tracks, fumbling for their cellphone cameras. Drivers...
KEMI to Offer Preferred Program to the Kentucky Restaurant Association
Sep 2 2011 // Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI) and the Kentucky Restaurant Association (KRA) have launched a new workers’ compensation program. KEMI is partnering with KRA to make workers’ comp benefits...
