[Barry Shnikov]

Thanks for the Justia link.

If you look, you'll see that this matter came to an end in August last year. The most recent document is the US equivalent of what we call over here a 'consent order', that is to say an order that the court makes with the consent of both parties.

That means that there has been an out-of-court settlement. What we don't know - at least, I don't - is who got the better half of that. Was the episode ever broadcast? (In America, that is.)

It occurs to me that if your restaurant really was so disgusting that cockroaches were a problem, it would be stupid to apply to appear in something like Ramsay's programme. On the other hand, it's probably months between the application and the filming and the infestation could happen in the interim.

It also occurs to me that even in New York I would have thought that it would be risky to sack a senior employee because he was criticised by the makers of a TV programme.

Ho hum.

NO MORE LAW FOR ME for four whole days. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...