OTHER NEWS - March 21, 1995

Denny’s Again Sued by Blacks: Three customers filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the restaurant chain, charging that they waited about 90 minutes for breakfast orders that never came. The allegations mirror 4,300 complaints of racial bias nationwide against Denny’s Inc. that resulted in a record $46-million payout to black patrons last year. The new suit alleges that a Denny’s restaurant in Salisbury, Md., violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when service was denied to Chukwuma Uba of Baltimore, Vanessa Miles of Salisbury, Md., and Kimble Brown of Mardela. Md. The suit names as defendants Rommel Enterprises Limited Partnership, Oscar R. Rommel and Orpah L. Rommel, all of Baltimore. The restaurant is a Denny’s franchise. Gary Miles, attorney for the defendants, had no comment because he had not seen the lawsuit.