Grubhub agreed to a $7.15 million settlement to resolve claims that, between Jan. 1, 2019 and April 30, 2024, it listed restaurants on Grubhub and related brands (including Seamless, AllMenus, Eat24, MenuPages and others) without having contracts with those businesses, using their names and logos in the process. Restaurants alleged this could mislead customers into thinking the restaurant had an official partnership with Grubhub or offered delivery through the platform, when in fact it did not—an especially sensitive issue in the food-delivery world where a platform listing can shape customer expectations about pricing, menu accuracy, service quality, and who is responsible when something goes wrong. The lawsuit was filed on the theory that these unauthorized listings amounted to unfair or deceptive practices and improper use of brand identity, potentially harming restaurants through consumer confusion, reputational damage, and lost sales (for example, customers blaming a restaurant for delivery problems tied to a third party). While Grubhub denied wrongdoing, the settlement creates a payment structure for affected businesses—starting with an initial $50 and increasing based on how long a restaurant was allegedly listed without a contract—highlighting how valuable (and legally consequential) control over digital presence and trademarks has become for small businesses in platform-driven markets. The case fits into a broader set of disputes between restaurants and delivery marketplaces over who controls menus, photos, pricing, and branding, and it echoes similar controversies where platforms were accused of “scraping” publicly available restaurant information and turning it into a commercial listing. Industry-wide, the fight sits at the intersection of trademark law (protecting names and logos), consumer-protection rules that prohibit misleading representations, and a patchwork of state and local delivery-platform regulations adopted in recent years to address transparency, fees, and accountability in online ordering ecosystems.