LAS VEGAS —
A Las Vegas restaurant owner who says he was stabbed last year by a DoorDash driver is suing the delivery service, claiming it was negligent in hiring a felon with a history of violence and mental illness.
Fabio Coppola and his wife, Heather Coppola, say in the lawsuit filed Thursday in Nevada state court that Mackie Lee Allen went on to deliver the food order he had picked up from the restaurant at the time of the attack.
Coppola’s attorney, Richard Schonfeld, said the case raises questions about minimum standards for protection of consumers and restaurant workers.
“DoorDash’s flawed background check policy almost cost Mr. Coppola his life,” Schonfeld said.
