McDonald's Corporation et al v. Homeland Insurance Company of New York
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September 11, 2025
McDonald's Loses Bid To Force Insurer To Cover Legal Fees
An Illinois federal judge ruled Wednesday that Homeland Insurance Co. of New York doesn't have to cover the costs McDonald's incurred defending a former employee's violent workplace claims, saying the psychological harm that worker suffered doesn't amount to a physical, bodily injury that would have triggered coverage under the policy.
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November 29, 2023
McDonald's Seeks Atty Fees Over Violent Workplace Claims
Two insurers must reimburse McDonald's for defense costs it has incurred over underlying violent workplace claims after they wrongly denied coverage, the fast food giant told an Illinois federal court, accusing the two of breach of contract and "unreasonable and vexatious" denial of its insurance claims.