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What s True
A Toledo businessman who owned a liquor store sued a Chick-fil-A location that resided in the same parking lot, plus a real estate business that manages the property, because the restaurant s long drive-thru lines were creating an unsafe environment in the parking lot. What s False
The lawsuit was not filed by a disgruntled customer seeking financial gain, but rather by a local business owner desirous of ameliorating a bad traffic situation.
Origin
On Dec. 6, 2020, WTOL-TV in Toledo reported that a local business owner had filed a lawsuit “over long lines” at Chick-fil-A. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution similarly reported the story under the headline “Ohio Chick-fil-A being sued over long drive-thru line.”
Chick-fil-A sued over long drive-thru line
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
Posted Dec 12, 2020
A Chick-fil-A in Toledo, Ohio is being sued by a local business owner over the fast-food chain’s long drive-thru line.AFP via Getty Images
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A Chick-fil-A in Toledo, Ohio is being sued by a local business owner over the fast-food chain’s long drive-thru line.
WTOL 11 reports that Mario Kiezi has become fed up with the nearby Chick-fil-A’s multiple customers taking up so much space.
Kiezi claims that the lines prevent traffic from coming into the shopping plaza behind it. As one of the people who owns a business in said shopping plaza, Kiezi alleges this blockage bars potential customers from dropping in.
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A Chick-Fil-A branch in Toledo, Ohio, has such long drive-thru lines that a local business owner has filed a lawsuit against it and its landlord.
The lines make access to the parking lot at neighboring shopping plaza difficult, which could affect their sales, the lawsuit alleges, per WTOL11.
The restaurant gets very busy and some customers have complained of an unsafe environment in the parking lot, the owner of a liquor store in the plaza said.
A business owner in Toledo, Ohio, has filed a lawsuit against a Chick-Fil-A branch, alleging that its long drive-thru lines are hitting the sales of local businesses.