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2019
Hamburger Mary's sues health official
Lawsuit filed
Hamburger Mary's sued a county health official, alleging that he publicized a false Hepatitis A diagnosis and discriminated against the restaurant because of its ties to the LGBTQ community. The allegations are described in the lawsuit; the article does not report a court determination.
Hamburger Mary’s sued a county health official, alleging that he publicized a false Hepatitis A diagnosis and discriminated against the restaurant because of its ties to the LGBTQ community. The allegations are described in the lawsuit; the article does not report a court determination.
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The now-shuttered Hamburger Mary’s Bar and Grill is suing a top county health official, saying he wrongly accused an employee of its former Ybor City location of having Hepatitis A, leading to the local restaurant chain’s demise.
The suit claims Douglas Holt, director of the Hillsborough County office of the Florida Department of Health, publicized a false diagnosis as a form of discrimination against the restaurant because of its ties to the LGBTQ community.
According to the lawsuit filed last week, the health department contacted Hamburger Mary’s on Oct. 23, 2018 after it was told an unnamed employee was diagnosed with Hepatitis A.