MCDONALD'S: federal court dockets
We have not published any bankruptcy or closure record for MCDONALD'S. 2 federal court dockets naming MCDONALD'S are listed below (2 filed against the franchisor, 0 filed by it). Court dockets are public record, not findings, and are not scored as distress.
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Suits where MCDONALD'S's entity is the defendant. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.
Franchise litigation docket: Abney v. McDonald's Corporation (District Court, E.D. Michigan)
Filed against the franchisor · CourtListener/RECAP ↗ · 6mo ago
Franchise litigation docket: Le v. McDonald's Corporation (District Court, N.D. Illinois)
Filed against the franchisor · CourtListener/RECAP ↗ · 10mo ago
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