John Schnattner, former founder of Papa John’s.
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Papa John’s founder John Schnatter has filed a lawsuit against an advertising firm and its parent company related to the events that led to him being ousted as chairman.
In July 2018, Schnatter stepped down after Forbes reported that he used a racial slur on a May conference call with Laundry Service, an advertising agency that Papa John’s was working with at the time. After leaving Papa John’s, Schnatter filed several lawsuits against the pizza chain before settling. Since then, he has been selling off his stake in the company.
The lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that Laundry Service…
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