US judge grants McDonald’s summary judgment on most claims in Guster-Hines lawsuit

Reuters03-22

A US District Court in the Northern District of Illinois granted summary judgment to McDonald’s in parts of the Guster-Hines v. McDonald’s USA case.
The court removed McDonald’s and Chris Kempczinski as defendants and dismissed all non-promotion claims against the company.
It also dismissed all disparate treatment claims against McDonald’s.

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