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Class Action & MDL Roundup | 2025 Q1 – Our Terms Define Class

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2025. In this edition, two UK actions fail to clear a low bar, a movie isn’t a video, and spam isn’t...more

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FTC and Illinois AG Settle Matter Against Grubhub for $140M

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On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul settled their lawsuit against Grubhub for $140 million (Grubhub will only have to pay $25 million, with the balance...more

Vondran Legal

Joe Hand Settlements

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A big fight is coming up. You run a small restaurant, diner, sports club, or other establishment offering entertainment. Hey, the big fight is coming up on Friday. Why not buy the fight from a site like ESPN+ and pay $70...more

Weintraub Tobin

The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Chipotle and Sweetgreen Settle Food Fight Over CHIPOTLE Trademark

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Popular food chains Chipotle and Sweetgreen settled a trademark dispute relating to Sweetgreen’s use of ‘CHIPOTLE’ on its menu. Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo talk about this dispute on this episode of The Briefing by the IP...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Proposed Grubhub False Advertising Settlement Challenged By Plaintiffs In Competing Lawsuit

A proposed class action settlement pending in the District Court of Colorado involving Grubhub, Inc. has been called into question by would-be intervenors from a similar action against Grubhub pending in the Northern District...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Delaware jury finds retailer liable for gift card breakage in qui tam escheat litigation

After four-plus years of litigation in a long-running dispute over unredeemed gift cards, a jury returned a verdict against Overstock.com, finding that the company violated the Delaware False Claims Act (FCA) by not reporting...more

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NLRB Judge Rejects Proposed Settlement In McDonald’s Joint Employer Case

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On July 17, 2018, a National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) rejected a proposed settlement that would have concluded the closely-watched consolidated unfair labor practice case against...more

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Antonella’s Restaurant & Pizzeria to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC National Origin Discrimination Suit

Dutchess Co. Pizzerias Subjected Hispanic Employees to a Hostile Work Environment Because of Their National Origin, Federal Agency Charged - NEW YORK - A small group of pizzeria restaurants based in Wappinger Falls and...more

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El Chaparro to Pay $20,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Owner Abused Four Servers at Greensboro Tex-Mex Restaurant, Federal Agency Charges - ATLANTA - El Chaparro, Inc., a Tex-Mex restaurant in Covington, Ga., will pay $20,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FACTA Suits Still Bite - $31 Million Subway Class Action Settlement Approved

Ten years ago, hundreds of retailers, chain restaurants and others were targeted nationwide as defendants in class action suits under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) for violating the so-called...more

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Texas Roadhouse to Pay $12 Million to Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

BOSTON - Texas Roadhouse, a national, Kentucky-based restaurant chain, will pay $12 million and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimin­ation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor­tunity Commission...more

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Germany: Unlicensed Hard Rock Cafe in Heidelberg Germany ceases operation

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After years of litigation Hogan Lovells achieved a ground-breaking settlement for the Hard Rock Group. A restaurant with the same name which operated without a license in Heidelberg will cease to operate at the end of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Innovative Salad Restaurant Agrees to Make Website and Mobile App Accessible

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Seyfarth Synopsis: New website and mobile app accessibility settlement agreement requires WCAG 2.0 AA conformance, training, and feedback mechanism. Being named one of the most innovative companies of 2016 doesn’t make...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Jimmy John's Settlement Cautions Employers Over Widespread Non-Compete Use

The Jimmy John’s sandwich chain recently settled state law claims in Illinois relating to its former requirement that hourly restaurant employees sign non-competition agreements that prohibit them from working for a competing...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

SEC Files Settled Insider Trading Case In District Court

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After bringing a series of insider trading cases as administrative proceedings in recent weeks, the Commission returned to its more traditional approach. The agency filed settled insider trading charges against a CEO and...more

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Sal's Mexican Restaurant Settles EEOC Sexual Harassment Charge Involving a Teenager

FRESNO - Sal's Mexican Restaurant in Fresno, Calif., has settled a sexual harassment charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $15,000, the federal agency announced today. The EEOC had charged...more

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La Rana Hawaii, LLC, A Former Licensee of Señor Frog’s, to Pay $350,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Young Women Were Physically and Verbally Harassed by Restaurant Employees, Including Managers, Federal Agency Charged - HONOLULU, Hawaii - La Rana Hawaii, LLC, doing business as Señor Frog's, a popular Mexican-themed...more

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