Latest Restaurant Headlines
All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mass. Allows Liquor Liability JUA to Expand as Hospitality Mutual
Jul 8 2008 // Massachusetts lawmakers have approved legislation converting the state’s liquor liability insurer of last resort into a competitive mutual insurance company offering liquor liability insurance to the entire...
$13.5 Million Settlement Reached in Girl’s E. Coli Death
Jun 16 2008 // Eight years after a 3-year-old girl died from exposure to tainted meat at a Sizzler restaurant, her family reached a $13.5 million settlement with the company’s meat supplier and others, according to court records....
Food Safety Fears Rising in U.S. as Tomatoes Become Latest Scare
Jun 11 2008 // Whether it’s Salmonella in tomatoes or E. coli-tainted spinach, outbreaks of food-borne illness are scaring people away from some foods and shaking their confidence in U.S. food safety procedures. “Food in the...
Mass. High Court Bars Recovery of Workers’ Comp Costs in Tort
Jun 4 2008 // A Massachusetts employer is not entitled to recover any increased workers’ compensation costs from a third party responsible for injuring its employee. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the...
West Virginia’s Loss is Virginia’s Gain in Greenbrier Resort Dispute
May 27 2008 // A Washington-based insurance trade organization has shifted two May conferences to The Homestead, a Hot Springs, Virginia, mountain resort. A nearby tavern is hosting sold-out dinner parties, and alcohol sales are soaring...
Cafeterias Cooking Up Explosive Sales, Expansion in Restaurant Market
May 19 2008 // There are more than a half million enterprises in the restaurant and bars market generating approximately $5.5 billion in all lines premium. This is a sector that has enjoyed generally solid to exceptional growth in sales...
U.S. Court Bars Sex Bias Claim by Maine Mom Denied Promotion
May 8 2008 // A federal court has blocked a Maine woman from suing her employer for sex discrimination after she claimed she was denied a promotion because of her childcare responsibilities for her four children including 6-year old...
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Expands Liquor Liability for Upscale Restaurants
Apr 23 2008 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance has removed liquor receipt restrictions for upscale restaurants provide a more comprehensive risk management option for the growing number of upscale restaurants that are capitalizing on the...
Seafood Restaurant McCormick & Schmick Faces Md. Race Bias Suit
Apr 23 2008 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a class action lawsuit this week against McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant Inc., alleging race discrimination against black applicants and employees...
N.J. Bars Can Be Liable for Drivers Who Drink Elsewhere
Apr 7 2008 // New Jersey bars can be sued for the actions of drunken drivers who leave those establishments, even if the drivers consumed no alcohol while at the bars, a panel of judges has unanimously declared. The ruling by the state...
Help Finally Available for Louisiana’s Hurricane-Weary Fishermen
Mar 21 2008 // For the past two and a half years, Louisiana’s fishermen have relied on their natural gift for resourcefulness and made do with jury-rigged docks cobbled together from hurricane debris and spent countless hours in...
New Jersey Court: Bars Liable Even When Drivers Get Drunk Elsewhere
Mar 21 2008 // New Jersey bars can be sued for the actions of drunken drivers who leave those establishments, even if the drivers consumed no alcohol while at the bars, a panel of judges has unanimously declared. The ruling by the state...
Alabama Business Owners Urged to Insure Before Disaster Hits
Mar 7 2008 // When the roaring 170 mph winds descended on Alabama’s Lawrence County on Feb. 6, Bobby Thurman’s first thought was not the financial strength of the poultry operation he manages for Smith Poultry. As flames...
U.S. High Court Bars Some State Suits over Medical Devices
Feb 20 2008 // The Supreme Court handed a victory to Medtronic Inc., ruling that patients cannot sue medical-device manufacturers in state court over harm from a device that has approval from federal regulators. By an 8-1 vote, the court...
Legally Blind Woman Can Pursue Restaurant Mistreatment Suit
Feb 11 2008 // When a legally blind woman went to eat at N.Y. fast-food restaurants, workers greeted her with mockery and mistreatment, she said in a lawsuit. Employees grew irritated when she asked them to read menus to her, and workers...
500 Tennessee Restaurants to Pay $4.8M Tab for Bankrupt Workers’ Comp Fund
Feb 10 2008 // It’s now official — a judge has ordered a group of Tennessee restaurant owners to pay $4.8 million into a workers’ compensation fund that was mismanaged. About 500 Tennessee Restaurant Association members...
Get it in Writing
Feb 10 2008 // When it comes to settling claims, vendor contracts solidify a business’ protection There was a time when a verbal agreement, sealed with a handshake, was enough to establish and maintain a business partnership. But...
Decision: Tenn. Restaurants to Pay $4.8 Million to Workers’ Comp Fund
Jan 28 2008 // A judge has ordered a group of Tennessee restaurant owners to pay $4.8 million into a workers’ compensation fund that was mismanaged. About 500 Tennessee Restaurant Association members will have to pay thousands each...
Tenn. Restaurant Owners Concerned about Workers’ Comp Insurer
Jan 21 2008 // Some Tennessee restaurant owners are concerned that a small, unrated insurance company with ties to the state has been chosen to take over a worker’s compensation fund. Already liable for a $4.8 million fund that the...
Tennessee Restaurant Owners Looking at $4.8M Worker’s Comp Bill
Jan 18 2008 // Restaurant owners across Tennessee may have to pay thousands each to shore up a workers’ compensation fund that the state says was mismanaged. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is suing Ronnie Hart,...
