Muslim Dunkin' Donuts Owner Can Sue Over Pork, Appeals Court Says

Reuters via Fox News ^ | July 10, 2007 | Reuters

[mmanager]

LOS ANGELES — A discrimination lawsuit filed by a Muslim Dunkin' Donuts franchisee who was not allowed to renew his contract with the chain because of a refusal to sell pork products can proceed, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The decision reversed an Illinois federal court judge's 2004 ruling that rejected Walid Elkhatib's argument that Dunkin' Donuts discriminated against him based on his race by making the sale of breakfast sandwiches with bacon, ham or sausage a mandatory part of his franchise agreement.

According to court papers, Elkhatib, a Palestinian Arab, has been a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee since 1979, before the company began selling any pork.

[mmanager]

Can't even run your own business anymore.

This is B.S.

[pitinkie]

Yes and Muslim is a “race”!

[doodad]

Muslim is a race?

[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

and Muslim is a “race”!

A race to the bottom.

[Mr. Know It All]

I related news... a Hindu is suing McDonald's for forcing him to sell beef at his McDonald's franchise.

(OK, I made that up, but it seems totally plausible in light of this story, doesn't it?)

[Neever]

Try putting pork on the menu in a muslim country and see how far you get.

[swarthyguy]

Creeping Sharia.

He didn’t mind for 28 years, now he gives a ......

What about franchisee agreements?

Litigation gone wild.

And race, heck, a Pali Christian wouldn’t mind, so the judge is a numbnut.

Like the pants case, shoulda been dismissed outright.

Betcha Jewish or Hindu owners don’t go after pork or beef lawsuits. They prefer the income.

HALAL DONUTS, here we come.

[expatguy]

You are laughing now - trust me when I say that next year you will be crying - you do realize there are 2 million Iraqis waiting to resettled in the USA dont you? 7000 already are on their way this month

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[YellowRoseofTx]

You have to know this dud knew DD sold pork products when he bought the franchise....he’s doing this to make a statement and change our way of life.

[CompSciGuy]

I think he should be free to run a Halal Donuts any day of the week, but he should pay to have the Marquis removed as well as any other franchise fees he has outstanding to DunkinDonuts. Then if I was Dunkin I’d open up right next to him and put his “race oriented” @$$ outta business.

Cheers,
CSG

[YellowRoseofTx]

... has been a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee since 1979, before the company began selling any pork.

Well, I guess not.

[Shadowstrike]

agreed.

And, the problem is...it’s only going to get worse when more ‘immigrants’ arrive.

[Jaysun]

This is way out of line.

[Disciplinemisanthropy]

a palestinian arab? that just means his parents are from egypt.

[fso301]

Muslim is a race?

My understanding is that in Chicago, being muslim will qualify you for affirmative action programs

[reagan_fanatic]

Pull his franchise and tell him to go pound sand.

[Jack Hammer]

Dhimmitude marches on; coming soon to a town near you.

[null and void]

I think he should be free to run a Halal Donuts any day of the week, but he should pay to have the Marquis removed as well as any other franchise fees he has outstanding to DunkinDonuts. Then if I was Dunkin I’d open up right next to him and put his “race oriented” @$$ outta business.

Cheers,
CSG

Bingo. Selling the company's products is a condition of having their franchise.

[Disciplinemisanthropy]

lets hope the court sees it in exactly the same manner. i especially like the scenario of a DD opening up next door.

[sure_fine]

I don’t understand, I always go to Dunkin Donuts for all my pork products