December 13, 2005
Supreme Court Hears Argument in Domino's Pizza Case
On December 5, the Supreme Court heard argument in a case filed by John McDonald, a Nevada businessman seeking to sue Domino’s Pizza Inc. for racial discrimination. McDonald says Domino’s breached contracts with his company, JWM Investments, Inc., because of his race. The issue before the Court is whether an individual can bring suit for a contract that his company had with Domino’s. Interestingly, 17 state attorneys general filed amicus briefs—seven, and a coalition of civil rights groups, sided with McDonald; ten, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Equal Employment Advisory Council, sided with Domino’s.
Domino’s denies any racial discrimination, and its attorney, Maureen Mahoney, said that Domino’s had already paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by JWM over the contract dispute in bankruptcy proceedings.
See previous blog entries about Dominos here.
Posted by admin-ic at December 13, 2005 04:55 PM