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McDonald's is a well-known product liability lawsuit that became a flash point in the debate in the U.S. over tort reform after a jury awarded $2.9 million to Stella Liebeck, a 79-year-old woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who sued McDonald's after she suffered third-degree burns from hot coffee that was spilled on her at one of the company's ...
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by media entrepreneur Byron Allen seeking $10 billion alleging racial discrimination by fast food giant McDonald’s can proceed to trial. United ...
McDonald’s is being sued over a scholarship program it offers specifically for Latino students, a move that comes after the fast food giant recently ditched some diversity, equity and inclusion ...
More than 50 former McDonald’s franchisees are suing the fast-food giant for racial discrimination. Yahoo Finance’s On The Move panel share the details.
When McDonald's refused, Liebeck's attorney filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, accusing McDonald's of gross negligence. Liebeck's attorneys argued that, at 180–190 °F (82–88 °C), McDonald's coffee was defective, and more likely to cause serious injury than coffee served at any other establishment.
The fast-food giant is being sued by 52 former franchise owners who accuse it of racial discrimination by steering them to depressed, crime-ridden areas. Lawsuit says McDonald's discriminates ...
McDonald's is being sued over its long-running program offering scholarships to Latino and Hispanic students. The lawsuit filed in Nashville on Sunday by the American Alliance for Equal Rights ...
The lawsuit alleges that the program violates Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, a Civil War-era law that bars racial bias in contracting, and asks a judge to issue an injunction ...