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Famed Personal Injury Lawyer Files Suit in Denny's Discrimination Case. (Originated from The Charlotte Observer, N.C.)

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, July, 1993 by Menn, Joseph

Jul. 15--Another big gun has entered the fray over alleged racial discrimination at Denny's restaurants. The Law Offices of Melvin Belli is renowned for its 85-year-old patriarch's huge personal injury verdicts and representation of the rich or famous, from Jack Ruby to Jim Bakker.

Last week, Belli's firm filed a civil-rights suit against Flagstar Cos. Inc. of Spartanburg, which owns the Denny's chain.

The suit in Orange County, Calif., federal court says Denny's discriminated against five African-Americans in three 1992 incidents.

Flagstar spokeswoman Karen Randall said the company ...

 

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