Steptoe & Johnson LLP’s indigestion may be easing. Although Judge John Mott of the District of Columbia Superior Court didn’t rule July 22 on Steptoe’s request for injunctive relief in a dispute between the firm and a hamburger restaurant located near its Washington offices, he said he was leaning Steptoe’s way. He told the parties to try again to work it out themselves. Steptoe, represented by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partner Deborah Baum, says the restaurant, called Rogue States, a Burger Grilling Company, is emitting smoke and odors that are causing health problems for the firm’s employees.
Gary Adler, the Washington managing partner at Roetzel & Andress, argues that client Rogue States has fixed the problem by, among other things, installing a $63,000 “scrubber” exhaust system. Either way, the parties have until Aug. 10 to come to an agreement, or they will be back in court. — Jeff Jeffrey and Julio Menache
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