Allegedly conspiring to fix the price of beef
Occasionally, McDonald’s Corp. gets a little slap-happy with litigation. Like a hammer thinking everything looks like a nail, the legal department thinks every corporate challenge looks like a possible lawsuit.
This “management by bullying” peaked in the late 1990s when the company was suing everyone and threatening every Owner/Operator. Part of the problem was that one of McDonald’s directors was a prominent Chicago attorney who was a partner at a prominent Chicago law firm. Conveniently, said firm handled most of the company’s litigation.
This compulsion fizzled out around the turn of the century with all the changes in CEOs and directors.
If they give a pajama boy an unlimited legal budget, it can be a control freak’s dream. Let’s hope not.
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