...Corp. v. Metromedia Restaurant Group, Inc., 177 F.R.D. 438, 440 (N.D. Iowa 1997). Here, the Eighth Circuit unambiguously stated that its holding "should not be...

... KEITH D. LIMEHOUSE, Plaintiff Below-Appellant, v. STEAK ALE RESTAURANT CORPORATION, METROMEDIA RESTAURANT GROUP, BENNIGAN'S GRILL TAVERN, Defendants Below-Appellees...

... Jonathan Lee Riches, Plaintiff, v. Keith Olbermann; Happy Harry's, Inc.; Metromedia Restaurant Group, Ponderosa, Bonanza, and Bennigan's; Terry Lee Flenory, and...

..., Bennigan's Grill and Tavern, and Metromedia Restaurant Group. ANALYSIS I. Governing Legal Standards...

... basis of fraud should be permitted only if there is some evidence of fraud); see also Midwest Franchise Corp. v. Metromedia Restaurant Group, Inc...]. Brian Wolfman, with whom Alan B. Morrison and Public Citizen Litigation Group, were on brief for appellant. John G...parties and refer to the Nygaard-led group as the "Rose Objectors." Metzenbaum initially took issue with various aspects of the class notice and with the structure of the proposed counsel-fees award...

.... See ECF No. 32 at 13 (citing Ozer v. Metromedia Restaurant Group, Steak...

...Metromedia Equity Growth Plan From September of 1993 until his termination in September of 2003, the plaintiff was employed as the President of Metromedia's restaurant group ("MRG"), which includes several well-known national restaurant brands. Complaint ¶¶ 10, 12, 28. In January of 1996, MRG established the Metromedia Restaurant...S A Restaurant Corporation, Metromedia Steakhouses Company, L.P., Metromedia Restaurant Services, Inc., and Metromedia Company ("the defendants" or "Metromedia") to dismiss for lack of subject matter... MICHAEL S. KAUFMAN, Plaintiff, v. S A RESTAURANT CORPORATION, ET AL., Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:06-CV-2192-G ECF...

...., 200 F.3d 30, 35 (1st Cir. 1999); Midwest Franchise Corp. v. Metromedia Restaurant Group, Inc...

...conditions, and was located on a pedestrian path, is obviously trivial); Ozer v. Metromedia Restaurant Group, Civ. A. No. 04-940, 2005 WL 525400...

.... Similarly, in Ozer v. Metromedia Restaurant Group, Steak & Ale of Pennsylvania, Inc., 2005 WL 525400, at *10 (E.D. Pa...theater was contained within a building owned by USA through the National Park Service ("NPS") and leased to PPA. In addition to the theater, the building contained a Chinese restaurant, a five-story...Street to the north, and is immediately adjacent to the building housing the Ritz East theater. It is constructed with concrete, slate, and brick pavers. The Chinese restaurant has outdoor seating on...

... MILDRED OZER, DAVID OZER, Plaintiffs. v. METROMEDIA RESTAURANT GROUP, STEAK ALE OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. AND PHILADELPHIA CENTER ASSOCIATES, Defendants v. WIDE WORLD...in a parking lot adjacent to a Bennigan's restaurant at the Great Northeast Plaza, a shopping mall located at Bustleton and Cottman Avenues in Philadelphia. Bennigan's is operated by Steak and Ale...Bennigan's. As the couple was walking toward the restaurant, Mrs. Ozer tripped and fell, sustaining serious injuries, including a displaced fracture of the right hip and right femur. Her injuries...

...Restaurant Group, 2005 WL 525400, at *7 (E.D. Pa. March 7,2005) (it is a jury question whether a ridge of approximately seven-sixteenths to three-fourths of an inch, and within six inches from sidewalk...rise one or two inches under certain weather conditions, and was located on a pedestrian path, is obviously trivial); Ozer v. Metromedia...

...conjunction with its Rule 60(b) motion. Similarly, in Midwest Franchise Corp. v. Metromedia Restaurant Group, Inc., 177 F.R.D. 438 (N.D. Iowa 1997), the...

... Jonathan Lee Riches, Plaintiff, v. Keith Olbermann; Happy Harry's, Inc.; Metromedia Restaurant Group, Ponderosa, Bonanza, and Bennigan's; Terry Lee Flenory, and...

...) motion. See, e.g., Midwest Franchise Corp. v. Metromedia Restaurant Group, Inc., 177 F.R.D. 438, 442 (ND. Iowa 1997...

.... Improperly referred to as Bennigan's, Bennigan's Grill and Tavern, and Metromedia Restaurant Group. (Def.'s Notice of Removal...eating a Caesar salad at Bennigan's Restaurant, the night before she became sick. The following facts are a brief synopsis of the events that led to Tara's death.... On June 25, 1999, Tara, a healthy teenager, went to dinner with some friends at Bennigan's Restaurant in North Brunswick, New Jersey. For dinner, she ate a...

...); see also Midwest Franchise Corp. v. Metromedia Restaurant Group, Inc., 177 F.R.D. 438, 440 (N.D. Iowa 1977) (prima facie showing of fraud required... unsupported charges."); Midwest Franchise Corp. v. Metromedia Rest. Group, Inc., 177 F.R.D. 438, 440 (N.D. Iowa 1997) ("`[A] [discovery] request....'" See MMAR Group, Inc. v. Dow Jones Co., Inc., 187 F.R.D. 282, 285 (S.D. Tex. 1999) (quoting...

...Points Kaufman served as President of Metromedia's restaurant group from September of 1993 until his termination in September of 2003. Complaint ¶ 3. During his employment, Kaufman participated in the Equity Growth Plan. Id. ¶¶ 13, 17. Each participating member of the Metromedia Equity...Restaurant Corporation, Metromedia Steakhouses Company, L.P., Metromedia Restaurant Services, Inc., and Metromedia Company ("the defendants" or... MICHAEL S. KAUFMAN, Plaintiff, v. S A RESTAURANT CORPORATION, ET AL., Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:06-CV-2192-G ECF...

... METROMEDIA COMPANY, A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. HARTZMOUNTAIN ASSOCIATES, A NEW JERSEY GENERAL PARTNERSHIP,DEFENDANT-APPELLANT...opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J. This case provides an insight into the management practices of large business enterprises. Plaintiff, Metromedia Company (Metromedia...), is a national conglomerate with diversified business interests. Those interests include: computer software development; restaurant franchises; motion picture production and distribution; and the...