Steve Easterbrook Image: McDonald's/PA Images Steve Easterbrook Image: McDonald's/PA Images FORMER MCDONALD’S CHIEF executive Steve Easterbrook is asking a court to dismiss the company’s lawsuit against him, calling it “meritless and misleading”.
McDonald’s sacked Easterbrook in November after he admitted to exchanging videos and text messages in a consensual, non-physical relationship with an employee. McDonald’s now alleges that Easterbrook had sexual relationships with three employees and destroyed evidence. In a response filed late on Friday in Delaware Chancery Court, Easterbrook said McDonald’s hired outside lawyers to investigate his conduct, including interviewing employees and reviewing electronic information, before it signed off on his separation agreement.