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Darden Restaurants, Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Darden Restaurants, Inc, a Restaurants & Eating Places company.

Public CompanyRestaurants & Eating Places

Ticker: NYSE: DRI
Business: Retail-Eating Places
Headquarters: Orlando, FL
Incorporated in: Florida
SEC CIK: 940944

Darden Restaurants, Inc is a public company in Retail-Eating Places, based in Orlando, FL (traded on NYSE as DRI, incorporated in Florida). It appears in 122 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (119 of 122). These cases are most often Civil Rights and Labor matters, filed between 1996 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, S.D. Florida. The most common causes of action are Fair Labor Standards Act, Patent Infringement, and Employment Discrimination. Frequent opposing parties include Darden Restaurants, Sondel, and Louangel, Inc..

122

Lawsuits

119

As Defendant

As Plaintiff

Open

117

Terminated

1996–2026

Span

5 mo

Median Duration

3.9 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 98%Civil Rights-heavy · 58%Activity declining

Cases by State

Open Cases Over Time

1996peak 11 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19962026

Civil RightsLaborFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsContractPatent

Filings by Year

19962026

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Civil Rights71

Labor19

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions9

Contract8

Patent3

Personal Property / Fraud2

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Frequent Opposing Parties

122 Cases — Newest First

Weir v. Darden Restaurants

Civil Rights Open District Court, D. UtahNo. 4:26-cv-00001Filed 01/05/2026
Alvear v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:25-cv-01615Filed 08/22/2025
Alvear v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:25-cv-01614Filed 08/22/2025
Fall Line Patents, LLC v. Darden Restaurants, Inc. <b><font color=\red\">PURSUANT to Court Order Docket in the Lead Case As DIRECTED</font></b>"

Patent Open District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 5:24-cv-00178Filed 11/25/2024
Renaud v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Open District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:24-cv-04931Filed 06/28/2024
Analytical Technologies, LLC v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:24-cv-00305Filed 05/01/2024
Fernandez v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:24-cv-60134Filed 01/24/2024
Suleman v. Darden Restaurants Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:22-cv-24031Filed 12/13/2022
Janicki v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:21-cv-00832Filed 05/13/2021
Davis v. Darden Restaurants

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasNo. 4:20-cv-03728Filed 10/30/2020
Aeritas, LLC v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 6:20-cv-00938Filed 10/09/2020
Jane Doe 1 v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 3:20-cv-00862Filed 05/28/2020
Irurita v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:20-cv-01604Filed 02/14/2020
Connors v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 5:19-cv-04452Filed 09/25/2019
Cunningham v. Darden Restaurants Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. FloridaNo. 4:19-cv-00382Filed 08/13/2019
Grzanecki v. Darden Restaurants

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-05032Filed 07/25/2019
Buccigrossi v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:19-cv-00384Filed 04/05/2019
Darden Restaurants, Inc v. Tyson Foods, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:19-cv-00530Filed 01/25/2019
Nathaniel v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. ArkansasNo. 6:18-cv-06022Filed 02/27/2018
Saleh v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:17-cv-62156Filed 11/05/2017
Schneider v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. NebraskaNo. 8:17-cv-00324Filed 09/01/2017
Morton v. Darden Restaurants Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 8:17-cv-01865Filed 07/13/2017
Romero v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:17-cv-61098Filed 05/31/2017
Haynes v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:17-cv-60661Filed 04/04/2017
Howard v. Red Lobster Operated by Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 4:17-cv-00018Filed 03/10/2017
Wells v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:16-cv-06293Filed 12/05/2016
Gomez v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:16-cv-24392Filed 10/18/2016
Tiago v. Darden Restaurants

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 1:16-cv-01221Filed 09/27/2016
Johnson v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:16-cv-03270Filed 08/31/2016
Sondel v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:15-cv-01861Filed 12/22/2015
Darden Restaurants, Inc v. Sondel

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:15-cv-01138Filed 07/24/2015
Jackson v. Darden Restaurants Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 5:15-cv-01159Filed 07/10/2015
Rocco v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. New YorkNo. 6:15-cv-00822Filed 07/07/2015
Sondel v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:15-cv-04986Filed 06/25/2015
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 1:15-cv-20561Filed 02/12/2015
Shackelford v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 5:15-cv-00175Filed 01/28/2015
Priest v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:14-cv-02761Filed 12/30/2014
Helping Hand Caregivers, Ltd v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:14-cv-10127Filed 12/17/2014
Caruso v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:14-cv-13793Filed 10/02/2014
Verosko v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:14-cv-01172Filed 08/29/2014
Mielo v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:14-cv-01151Filed 08/26/2014
McKinney v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 2:14-cv-13224Filed 08/20/2014
Xerox Hr Solutions, LLC v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:14-cv-00990Filed 06/24/2014
Hayes v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 7:14-cv-00354Filed 02/28/2014
McCaster v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:13-cv-08847Filed 12/11/2013
Bellows v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:13-cv-01863Filed 12/02/2013
Krylyuk v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:13-cv-06871Filed 11/26/2013
Archambault v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. New YorkNo. 1:13-cv-01346Filed 10/29/2013
Dimond v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:13-cv-05244Filed 07/26/2013
Louangel, Inc v. Darden Restaurants, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:13-cv-01039Filed 03/29/2013

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