Norman Williams Files Lawsuit Against Tacala LLC and Taco Bell

Norman Williams initiated a civil lawsuit against Tacala LLC and Taco Bell of America LLC by filing a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama on February 19, 2026. The case is captioned Williams v. Tacala LLC and was assigned docket number 5:26-cv-00290.

The filing lists Norman Williams as the plaintiff and names Tacala LLC and Taco Bell of America LLC among the defendants, along with an additional named defendant identified in the complaint. The document on file with the Northern District of Alabama is styled as a civil complaint and was entered into the federal court docket on February 19, 2026.

Because the complaint was filed in federal court, the case will proceed under the procedures of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, and all subsequent filings will appear under docket number 5:26-cv-00290. The initial complaint itself, as lodged on February 19, establishes Williams as the party bringing the suit and Tacala LLC and Taco Bell of America LLC as respondents to those claims.

As of February 22, 2026, the matter remains at the initial pleading stage with the civil complaint as the operative document on record for Williams v. Tacala LLC. The presence of a named corporate defendant, Taco Bell of America LLC, places the company on the federal docket alongside Tacala LLC and the additional named defendant listed in the complaint filed February 19.

Observers and interested parties can track further developments in Williams v. Tacala LLC under docket number 5:26-cv-00290 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, where future briefs, motions, and court orders will be recorded following the February 19, 2026 filing by plaintiff Norman Williams.