McDonald’s Loses Bid to Get Allen Suit Tossed; Will Refile

A federal judge has denied McDonald Corp.’s request to throw out a discrimination lawsuit brought by media mogul Byron Allen, reigniting a campaign helmed by the businessman to gain more advertising for Black-owned media companies.

The McDonald’s motion was denied “for improperly referencing materials outside the pleadings,” U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin in Los Angeles said in his ruling Friday. The ruling requires McDonald’s to refile the request or respond to Allen’s lawsuit by Jan. 27.

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McDonald’s said the ruling was procedural.

“McDonald’s will refile its motion to dismiss by January 27 and continues to believe plaintiffs’ ...