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Friday, October 16, 2026

KFC not liable for franchise employee's actions, judge holds - Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

A woman who alleges her supervisor at a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in Romeoville raped her cannot hold the fast-food giant responsible for the purported crime, a federal judge ruled.In a written opinion, U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman of the Northern District of Illinois threw out Jasmine Budzyn’s claims against KFC Corp.Coleman held Budzyn does not have a case against the restaurant chain under either federal or Illinois law.



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