The logo for McDonald's restaurant is seen as McDonald's Corp. reports fourth quarter earnings, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 27, 2022.
REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterCompanies McDonald's Corp FollowSept 20 (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) has been ordered by a U.S. judge to defend against media entrepreneur Byron Allen's $10 billion lawsuit accusing the fast-food chain of "racial stereotyping" by not advertising with Black-owned media.
Olguin dismissed an earlier version of Allen's lawsuit last November, finding no proof of intentional and purposeful discrimination against his companies.
read moreThe case is Entertainment Studios Networks Inc et al v McDonald's Corp, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, No.
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