Fast food chain McDonald's has dropped its claim for damages against a group of residents who protested at a new restaurant site in outer Melbourne.
Residents staged a series of dramatic protests at the Tecoma site, which delayed the start of construction by a number of weeks.
McDonald's had sought damages in the Victorian Supreme Court from eight of the protesters over the costs brought about by the delay.
The company has also been granted a temporary injunction barring protesters from trespassing at the site.
A McDonald's spokeswoman confirmed the company was no longer seeking damages, but the rest of the case would continue.
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The company is still seeking legal costs against the protesters and a permanent injunction at the site.
The decision comes the day before a four-person delegation from the group attempts to bring a petition against the restaurant to McDonald's headquarters in Chicago.
The online petition has received more than 94,000 signatures.
The case will return to the Supreme Court on Friday.
