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The plaintiff, Stella Liebeck (1912–2004), [2] a 79-year-old woman, purchased hot coffee from a McDonald's restaurant, accidentally spilled it in her lap, and suffered third-degree burns in her pelvic region. She was hospitalized for eight days while undergoing skin grafting, followed by two years of medical treatment.
Correspondingly, food libel cases have been alleged to be strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). [27] In general, a SLAPP is a defamation or libel suit whose primary purpose is to silence the speaker and intimidate others from engaging in similar speech. [28]
McDonald's has been involved in a number of lawsuits and other legal cases in the course of the fast food chain's 70-year history. Many of these have involved trademark issues, most of which involving the "Mc" prefix, but McDonald's has also launched a defamation suit which has been described as "the biggest corporate PR disaster in history".
Cocoa Puffs, one of the most popular breakfast cereals for children, is accused of having dangerously high levels of lead in a pair of class-action lawsuits. The pair of suits, filed in Minnesota ...
August 15, 2024 at 10:32 AM. By Jonathan Stempel. (Reuters) - PepsiCo can be sued for marketing its Gatorade protein bars as good for you though they have more sugar than protein and more sugar ...
The troubled steakhouse group closed its Leawood location after a former employee allegedly contaminated food with bodily fluids. Three additional lawsuits were filed against Hereford House this week.
The case title—naming an object, "Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola", as defendant—is an instance of jurisdiction in rem (jurisdiction against a thing). Rather than directly naming the Coca-Cola Company as defendant, the food itself was the subject of the case, with the company only indirectly subject.
Before the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act, most food oversight was mandated to state laws, which were enacted during the colonial days and served mainly trade interests. [1] They set standards of weight, and "provided for inspections of exports like salt meats, fish and flour". [1] In 1848, the first national law concerned with regulating food ...