Few years on the Earth
A major legal ruling against a prominent Texas-based restaurant chain has drawn renewed attention to wage practices in the hospitality industry. Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille has been ordered to pay more than $21 million following a federal court decision that found the company engaged in illegal tip pooling practices. The judgment, issued by U.S. District … Read more
More than a decade after the mysterious death of Georgia teenager Kendrick Johnson inside a rolled-up wrestling mat at his high school, a federal judge has dismissed a $1 billion lawsuit filed by his parents. The case has remained one of the most widely discussed and controversial school-related deaths in the United States, with persistent … Read more
A recent legal battle over the meaning of “boneless wings” has ended—at least for now—in favor of Buffalo Wild Wings, and the restaurant chain wasted little time turning the courtroom outcome into a marketing moment. After a federal judge dismissed a consumer lawsuit claiming the popular menu item was misleadingly named, the company publicly celebrated … Read more