Erin Tuohey v. Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. d/b/a Outback Steakhouse, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ERIN TUOHEY : CIVIL ACTION : v. : NO. 24-5990 : BLOOMIN’ BRANDS, INC. d/b/a : OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC. : MEMORANDUM MURPHY, J. December 15, 2025 At the Springfield, Pennsylvania Outback Steakhouse on April 2, 2024, there was a rule; it was broken; and all was not just right. After getting five alcoholic drinks while seated at the bar, one patron fell off his barstool. Two black staff members helped the patron to his feet, but things kept going downhill, as the white patron began yelling anti-black epithets. These…