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Wendy's served with class action over drive thru accessibility for the blind; McDonald's battling similar cases
As McDonald’s battles similar legal actions, Wendy’s has become the latest fast-food chain served with a class action lawsuit over late-night drive-through accessibility for people with impaired vision. -
McDonald's: Message sent to law firm's digital marketing agency may fry class action over non-competes
Fast-food giant McDonald's is trying to fry a lawsuit, which alleges the restaurant chain improperly restricts hiring among competing franchises, by demanding to know the contents of a message the plaintiff sent to a digital marketing firm attempting to drum up business for her eventual attorneys - a message which McDonald's contends might show the attorneys knew their lawsuit was filed too late. -
Three cops on scene of Laquan McDonald killing OK to press claims city denied due process rights: Judge
A federal judge will allow three Chicago police officers associated with the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald to continue their legal action accusing the city of mistreating them in the aftermath. -
Judge sacks suit claiming McDonald’s late night drive-thru-only policy discriminates against visually impaired
A Chicago federal judge has fried a disability discrimination suit by a North Carolina man with visual impairments, saying the man’s lawsuit didn’t offer enough specifics to establish McDonald’s policy of only serving late night customers from its drive-up windows actually discriminated against him or others with visual impairments who cannot drive at night. -
MEYERS & FLOWERS: Meyers & Flowers Protects Illinois Residents, Files First Suit Over McDonald's Cyclospora Outbreak
Meyers & Flowers has joined with the national food safety law firm of Ron Simon & Associates to file the first lawsuit stemming from cyclospora-contaminated salads sold in Illinois and neighboring states. -
McDonald's customer blames restaurant for alleged coffee burn
A drive-thru customer is suing McDonald's Corp. and store owner Karis Management Co., alleging the defendants' negligence resulted in a burn. -
Menu boards allow McDonald's to bag Extra Value Meal pricing class action: Federal judge
A federal judge has bagged a woman’s class action lawsuit accusing McDonald’s of chicanery over its Extra Value Meal pricing, saying the case couldn’t pull forward because the information customers needed to know whether they were being misled into paying a few cents more was in plain sight, in large font, on the restaurants’ menu boards. -
McDonald's, franchisee accused of failing to train employees to properly place lid on hot cup
A woman is suing McDonald's and RMS Management Inc. for allegedly taking insufficient measures to prevent injuries. -
Another class action claims McDonald's could open restaurants to visually impaired at night, but chooses not to
McDonald’s is facing another federal class action complaint from customers who say the restaurant denies people with visual impairments equal access during late night, drive-through-only hours. -
With regulation in flux, litigation over website accessibility for the blind, other ADA rules, could also remain unsettled
In the wake of the Trump administration's decision to stop drafting new regulations on the accessibility of "websites, furniture and non-fixed equipment," a labor and employment attorney says this area of law could remain open for a while, as the courts work through the questions in a patchwork of judicial decisions. -
Consumer fraud suit vs McDonald's over 'pop tax' collection falls flat over misread receipt
An attempt at suing McDonald’s restaurants in Chicago and suburban Cook County for allegedly charging a few cents too much tax while collecting Cook County’s “pop tax” has fizzled, after a more careful reading of sales receipts revealed the plaintiffs had no case. -
McDonald's, local franchisees added to menu of retailers getting sued over 'pop tax' collections
McDonald’s and some of its local franchisees have become the next seller of sweetened beverages to land on the menu of those facing a class action lawsuit over the collection of the Cook County “pop tax.” -
Lawsuit: McDonald's website, mobile app not accessible to the blind, violates ADA
A blind man has sued McDonald’s, claiming the fast food giant has discriminated against him under federal disabilities law because it has not made its smartphone app or website accessible to those with visual impairments. -
Judge: Man can sue McDonald's for not allowing legally blind to order late night food at drive-thru on foot
A blind man has been cleared to pull forward with a class action vs McDonald’s, alleging the world’s leading purveyor of fast food discriminates against those with visual disabilities and others who cannot drive by leaving only their drive-thru lanes open for service late at night, and declining to serve anyone who is not in a car. -
Class action: Des Plaines McDonald's franchisee charges 41 cents too much for cheeseburger meals
A Des Plaines man has brought a consumer fraud class action against a suburban Chicago McDonald’s franchisee, alleging the restaurant group should be made to payfor allegedly false advertising on its menu, as the group’s pricing of its two cheeseburger “Extra Value Meal” causes customers to pay 41 cents more than they would if they just ordered their two burgers, fries and drink separately. -
'Joint employer' status in franchise operations could see change in regulation under Trump
With the arrival of a new presidential administration in Washington, D.C., franchisers and their advocates are hopeful the push by the Obama administration to change the way the relationship between franchisers and franchisees are regulated will be tossed out, as well. -
Man says he was unjustly fired from McDonald's
CHICAGO — A former employee is suing Buckley Management, Inc., d/b/a McDonald's, and Dayja, Inc., d/b/a McDonald's, citing alleged retaliation and wrongful termination. -
Chicago lawyer says non-compete clause shouldn't apply to Jimmy John's employees
The attorney general for Illinois has filed a lawsuit against fast food franchisor Jimmy John’s and several Jimmy John’s franchisees operating in Illinois, over its non-compete agreements. -
Judge: NLRB 'joint employer' subpoenas cost of doing business for McDonald's franchisees
The National Labor Relations Board has ordered up a legal victory in its ongoing effort to investigate McDonald’s and its franchisees in the Chicago area and nationwide over allegations of unfair labor practices lodged by labor unions seeking to secure a federal determination that McDonald’s and its franchise operators are, for the purposes of unionization and collective bargaining, employees of McDonald’s and not just of the franchisees who issue their paychecks. -
Customer alleges McDonald's worker sprayed his food with cleaner, beat him with metal bar
A Cook County man is suing a McDonald's restaurant worker and the company that owns the restaurant at which he works, alleging the employee sprayed cleaning solution on his food and used a metal bar to beat him.