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Court refuses to certify wage and overtime class action against Steak N Shake

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 5 2012

A federal court in Georgia has denied a request to certify a nationwide class of Steak N Shake hourly employees in a dispute over alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, finding that class members are not similarly situated to the named plaintiffs or to each other

Worker exposed to diacetyl on the job loses before California jury

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 14 2012

According to a news source, the first “popcorn-lung” occupational exposure case tried in California has resulted in a defense verdict

Burger King franchisee to pay $25,000 to cashier fired for wearing skirt prescribed by faith

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 18 2013

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a consent decree with a federal court in Texas to resolve claims that a Burger King

New lawsuits filed: cochineal extract in Starbucks products, salmonella in pet food and eggs, Frito-Lay challenge to order for production of employment data

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 8 2012

A California resident has filed a putative class action against Starbucks Corp. alleging that the company deceived consumers by failing to disclose that some of its products were made with cochineal extract, a common food-coloring ingredient made from crushed insects

Court recognizes severe obesity as disability under ADA

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 16 2011

Denying an employer’s motions for summary judgment in an employment discrimination suit, a federal court in Louisiana has determined that severe obesity, regardless of its basis, qualifies as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act

NIOSH sets nanomaterials exposure level

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has set exposure guidelines (current intelligence bulletin CIB 65) for

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

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

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