McDonald’s slams ex-CEO as ‘ethically insolvent’ after he requests for fit termination

McDonald’s knocked previous CEO Steve Easterbrook in a brand-new legal filing on Monday, arguing that he needs to need to safeguard his conduct in court. 

More than 2 weeks back, Easterbrook asked the Delaware court to dismiss the case submitted by McDonald’s, which is suing him to recover his severance bundle after stating it found that he had sexual relationships with 3 extra ladies while at McDonald’s.

The board ousted Easterbrook in November and granted him a severance bundle with an approximated worth of 10s of countless dollars after he acknowledged an affair with a staff member however rejected extra sexual relationships. The separation arrangement likewise consisted of some advantages for McDonald’s, like noncompete and nondisparagement provisions, which Easterbrook’s lawyer explained in his ask for termination of the case.

“Easterbrook’s suggestion that, his lies notwithstanding, McDonald’s got a good enough deal by ridding itself of him has no legal merit,” McDonald’s reacted in the filing. 

In arguing for a termination, Easterbrook declared that McDonald’s had the “new” details about his supposed relationships the whole time. Easterbrook apparently erased e-mails consisting of proof of those relationships on his phone, yet they stayed on the business’s servers, McDonald’s stated.

McDonald’s stated in its filing that Easterbrook’s argument comes down to “he cannot be liable because, as a matter of law, he did not hide his misconduct well enough.”  

Easterbrook’s lawyer did not react to an ask for remark from CNBC.

“When McDonald’s investigated, Steve Easterbrook lied. He violated the Company’s policies, disrespected its values, and abused the trust of his co-workers, the Board, our franchisees, and our shareholders,” McDonald’s stated in a declaration to CNBC. “His argument that he should not be held responsible for even repeated bad acts is morally bankrupt and fails under the law.”