BURGER KING FRANCHISEE CLASS ACTION:

HALL, ET AL. v. BURGER KING CORPORATION
Class Action Suit Filed: October 18, 1988, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Washington, D.C., subsequently transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami); Damages Demand: $500 Million; Plaintiffs: Twelve (12) named Plaintiffs (including Ms. Hall); Lead Attorneys for the Plaintiffs: Charles Jerome Ware, Charles Jerome Ware, P.A., Attorneys and Counsellors; H. Russell Frisby; Franklin M. Lee, Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (MBELDEF, Inc.)
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Legal Issues: Antitrust violations and Discrimination alleged against Burger King Corporation by minority franchisees: examples include the relegation of black and other minority franchisees of BKC fast-food franchises to unprofitable locations in poor, urban neighborhoods, and reserving more profitable outlets for whites.

[The New York Times ("Federal Suit Accuses Burger King of Discrimination Against Blacks"), October 18, 1988; Associated Press (AP), 10-18-2012; www.nytimes.com/1988/10/18/US/federal-suit-accuses-burger-king-of-discrimination; The Washington Post, 10/18/2012; Philadelphia Inquirer, October 19, 1988].