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Hearings begin on fraud allegations in litigation over pesticides used on Nicaraguan banana plantations

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 14 2010

A California trial court has reportedly begun hearing evidence to determine if a 2007 $2.3 million jury award to Nicaraguan banana plantation workers who claimed they were sterilized by exposure to pesticides was based on fraud

Federal appeals court sends obesity disability litigation back to trial court

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 14 2010

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has returned to a federal district court litigation alleging that a karate instructor was fired because he was obese in violation of a New York City law that forbids disability-based workplace discrimination

Batali and Bastianich targeted in new restaurant worker lawsuit

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 15 2010

Twenty-seven waiters, busboys and others at New York City's Del Posto restaurant have reportedly filed a lawsuit against owner Mario Batali and partners Joseph and Lidia Bastianich, claiming that they were not paid a legal wage

Insurance companies seek contribution from other insurers in defending diacetyl exposure lawsuits

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 16 2010

A group of insurance companies has sued another group of insurers, seeking a declaration that the defendants are also required to indemnify and defend flavoring companies that have been named as defendants in lawsuits by former microwave popcorn- and candy-plant employees alleging injuries from exposure to diacetyl

Restaurant workers sue Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 20 2010

Renowned restaurateurs Mario Batali and Joseph Bastianich have reportedly been sued by workers in their East and West Coast restaurants

Grocery profit-sharing arrangement during labor strike ruled anticompetitive

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 20 2010

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that an agreement among grocery chains in Southern California to share profits during an anticipated labor strike was anticompetitive in violation of the Sherman Act and rejected defendants' argument that the violation could be excused because the agreement was designed to be used as an economic weapon in a labor dispute

Chicago jury awards $30.4 million to diacetyl-exposed factory worker

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 20 2010

According to a news source, a man who worked in a Chicago-area plant for eight years and was diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans has been awarded $30

Fast food workers vote against unionizing

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 29 2010

Employees at 10 Minneapolis-based Jimmy John's sandwich shops have reportedly voted against joining the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), which has since alleged that the close election "was marred by misconduct."

Study links occupational BPA exposure to lower semen quality

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 29 2010

A recent study funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has reportedly linked workplace bisphenol A (BPA) exposure to "1 decreased sperm concentration, 2 decreased total sperm count, 3 decreased sperm vitality, and 4 decreased sperm motility

California appellate court refuses to certify Chipotle employee class action

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 5 2010

A California court of appeals has denied the request of a former Chipotle employee to certify a class of current and former non-managerial employees alleging that the company violated labor laws by denying them meal and rest breaks

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