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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".
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.
Furthermore, although the decision awarded £60,000 to the company, McDonald's legal costs were much greater, and the defendants lacked the funds to pay it. Steel and Morris immediately appealed against the decision. [20] In 1998 a documentary film was made about the case, also titled McLibel. This was updated in 2005 after the verdict of the ...
McDonald's is facing fresh scrutiny over sexual harassment claims in its UK restaurants. Hundreds of workers are taking legal action against the chain, a law firm said this week.
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 ...
McDonald's in a statement said it was reviewing the complaint. It added that as part of its announcement last week about changes to its diversity initiatives, it was reviewing programs to ensure ...
The jury decided that McDonald's and the unnamed caller were each 50% at fault for the abuse to which the victim was subjected. [30] McDonald's and their attorneys were sanctioned for withholding evidence pertinent to the outcome of the trial. [31] In November 2008, McDonald's also was ordered to pay $2.4 million in legal fees to plaintiffs ...
McDonald’s is the latest US corporation – and among the largest ... Online pressure, legal threats and customer opposition have led many companies, including Walmart, ...