Mealey's (December 2, 2019, 1:05 PM EST) -- CHICAGO — McDonald’s USA LLC is liable in a disability violations class action as both the “operator” and “lessor” of a California restaurant because its agreement with the franchisee allows it to “control modification of the franchise to improve its accessibility to the disabled,” a plaintiff argues in a Nov. 26 brief to an Illinois federal court in opposition to the franchisor’s summary judgment motion (Karen Morey v. McDonald’s Corp., et al., No. 18-1137, N.D. Ill.)....