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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 nonprofit consumer watchdog is threatening to sue McDonald's unless the fast-food giant stops using toys to market fast food to children. Using toys to promote "Happy Meals" represents unfair ...
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.
McDonald's (MCD) may be forced to defend itself again as a public interest group prepares to open up a new battlefront in the war against childhood obesity. The Center for Science in the Public ...
Comparing a McDonald's Happy Meal toy to an irresistible centerfold, Center for Science in the Public Interest Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson today announced a lawsuit against the fast ...
A PETA activist dressed as a chicken confronts the manager of the Times Square McDonald's over the company's animal welfare standards.. The American restaurant chain McDonald's has been criticised for numerous aspects of its business, including the health effects of its products, its treatment of employees, the environmental impact of its operations, and other business practices.
McDonald's Corp. (MCD) Chief Executive Jim Skinner has rebuffed a call by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) to end the distribution of Happy Meal toys. CPSI has alleged that the ...
In 2014, a customer sued the burger chain for an incredible $1.5 million after he said an argument over receiving just one napkin in his bag became racially charged and caused him “undue mental ...