Jones, Esq. v. Landry's, Inc. et al

  1. February 10, 2025

    Former Palm GC's Racial Bias Claim Should End, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge has recommended dismissing a race discrimination claim brought by an ex-general counsel for The Palm steakhouse chain's owner while allowing her retaliation and breach of contract claims to proceed to arbitration, concluding that the company's onetime top lawyer had not shown the restaurant had "discriminatory intent."

  2. December 09, 2024

    Famous Steakhouse Chain's Ex-GC Gets Go-Ahead For Bias Suit

    The ex-general counsel of iconic steakhouse chain The Palm Restaurant can move ahead with a discrimination lawsuit claiming she was ousted after a 2020 bankruptcy sale, a New York federal court ruled Monday.

  3. August 09, 2024

    Palm Owner Says Its Ch. 11 Should Halt Ex-GC's Bias Suit

    The bankrupt parent company of iconic steakhouse chain The Palm Restaurant wants a federal court to halt a lawsuit filed by its ousted general counsel because its 2019 bankruptcy case has not been dismissed.

  4. August 05, 2024

    Ex-GC Says Steakhouse Chain Can't Ax Or Arbitrate Bias Suit

    A former general counsel at steakhouse chain Palm Management is asking a New York federal judge not to toss her lawsuit or force her into arbitration, calling the arbitration clause in her employment agreement "unenforceable due to unconscionability based on the content of the clause."

  5. November 14, 2023

    Ex-Palm GC Says Steakhouse Chain Fired Her Over Race

    Palm Management's former general counsel has said in a federal lawsuit that the famous steakhouse chain discriminated against her because she is Black and ultimately pushed her out of her position at the company after she was diagnosed with lung cancer.