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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 7:20:07 AM   
Alumbrado


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Status: offline 		I couldn't help but notice the irony that in the hot coffee case, the victim was willing to settle for just medical bills, and McDonalds, knowing that they were deliberately scalding people, told her to take a hike... cost them millions.

Now this guy is asking for millions over a small medical bill that McDonalds was willing to split.

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 8:32:14 AM   
LATEXBABY64


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Status: offline 		well i have a hard tiem getting them to remeber to put cheese on my susage egg and cheese bagel  I have been going to the wrong Mc Donalds dammit

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 9:18:04 AM   
Solaise


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Status: offline 		His ER bill for deathly anaphylactic shock was 700.00? That would be about right for getting a shot of benadryl in the arse - not much more. I have a hard time believing he experienced anything more severe than a bad case of hives.

Why didn't he check the burgers before he drove off?

Why did he wait until he was in a room too dark to see (presumably) before biting into his deadly dose of cheese?

Maybe there is more to this story but right now - as a juror - I WOULD find this frivolous. And I can't STAND McDonald's.

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 9:27:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		As an aside, of sorts:
 
Anyone see this video of what happens (or doesn't happen) to McDonalds food, after 10 weeks?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6qGKNwdeCQ

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 9:39:05 AM   
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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 10:27:28 AM   
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"By my count, he took at least five independent steps to make sure that thing had no cheese on it," Houston said. "And it did and almost cost him his life."

Was this commented on earlier... The SIXTH step would have been to open the bun and use the Mk I Eyeball to VISUALLY VERIFY the absence of cheese.

( And don't they label the QP & Royale w/ fromage differently with different colored boxes? Been a long time since I've had one... )


LOL, it was only important enough to say it five times at the drive thru. You can't be expecting this guy to be taking time out of his busy day to be pulling burgers out of bags and lifting buns up when a slice of cheese might kill him!

I agree with someone else. Can you really see saying that five times at the drive thru? How did he know he said it five times? I'd lose count after three or four.

I noticed in an Applebees a few weeks ago that they added little labels all over the menu that read "CONTAINS BACON."  The only thing that DIDN'T have the label was the bacon cheeseburger! Ad that to your list of lawsuits. 

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 10:32:39 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Alumbrado

I couldn't help but notice the irony that in the hot coffee case, the victim was willing to settle for just medical bills, and McDonalds, knowing that they were deliberately scalding people, told her to take a hike... cost them millions.

Now this guy is asking for millions over a small medical bill that McDonalds was willing to split.


I read elsewhere that McDonald's got the original amount drastically reduced on appeal. I've also read that coffee is supposed to be scalding hot. It is hard to get a hot cup of coffee in McD's anymore.

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 10:37:19 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Level

As an aside, of sorts:
 
Anyone see this video of what happens (or doesn't happen) to McDonalds food, after 10 weeks?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6qGKNwdeCQ


Luckily, I don't think you have to worry about that kind of food being in you for that long! 

I remember a comedian talking about White Castle burgers once. People used to call them sliders because of how fast they went through you, anyways. Then White Castle came out with a jalepeno burger. Like the comedian asked, "Just how bad do you need to shit?"   

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 10:42:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		McDonalds intent is to kill everybody. Bad enough to eat that garbage but to not look at it before you eat it? 

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 10:55:16 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: Level

As an aside, of sorts:
 
Anyone see this video of what happens (or doesn't happen) to McDonalds food, after 10 weeks?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6qGKNwdeCQ


Luckily, I don't think you have to worry about that kind of food being in you for that long! 

I remember a comedian talking about White Castle burgers once. People used to call them sliders because of how fast they went through you, anyways. Then White Castle came out with a jalepeno burger. Like the comedian asked, "Just how bad do you need to shit?"   


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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 11:02:44 AM   
winterlight


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Status: offline 		The lawsuit is frivolous and i hope they toss it out of Court.
He's stupid for not checking his food before driving away.
I have problems with certain food and tell them no__________ and check it before i leave. It is just plain common sense.

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 11:08:00 AM   
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ORIGINAL: kittensmailbox

Vibrator in McDonalds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8HzvJo03DU&NR=1


It was  right on the same page as Level's post.....Did anyone watch this?....It is the only reason to ever step foot in that God forsaken place .....Way toooo funny!!!

Vibrator ar Mcdonalds....It just looks like so much fun.....Gonna have to get me one of those....Poor subsusie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8HzvJo03DU&NR=1

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 11:10:41 AM   
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These fast food places are convience foods, they're made a certain way and that's what makes them a fast food. I don't think they're geared towards making special orders. This guy should have turned on the light, checked his food in the light of a bathroom, or wherever there was light to check and not expected teenagers to get it right. If they wanted it their way, they should have gone to Burger King. They might have had a case then.

I'm sure this is not the guys first time to a fast food drive-in...the mere fact that he's drove off on several occasions and found no napkins in the bag, or no sauce for his chicken tenders, should have clued him in LONG ago.

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 11:27:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Selling Coffee hot enough to cause 3rd degree burns is stupid.  If I remember correctly, Mcdonalds sold it that hot so they wouldn't have to provide an insulated cup which would cost a bit more.  Cutting costs at the calculated cost of human injury is the cornerstone of giving punititive damages is it not (I barely know anything about law so I could be way off)?  If a company calculates that paying off the people who suffer injuries is cheaper than providing people with reasonably heated coffee in an insulted container, then the only way to get them to not think that way anymore is to make them pay extra for it to screw over their calculations.

Selling food to people with allergies that will cause them to get sick is stupid; sooner or later someones going to miss that McDs screwed up their order.  One of my friends is deathly allergic to peanuts; he's pretty much garunteed to die without medical attention if he encounters it.  It's a serious issue in my opinion.  Mcdonalds deserves to lose some money over this.  Also, going to the hospitial isn't fun; he definiantly derserved more than recouping 50% of the loss incurred by Mcd's mistake.

I don't think people should be quick to judge these cases as frivolous.  The old lady with coffee definitely wasn't frivolous once all the facts came out, but I bet a lot of people who just read the headlines still think it was.

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 11:31:50 AM   
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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 1:11:14 PM   
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It looks to me like a piece of shit suit with no merit, brought on by opportunistic folks hoping to cash-in big.

If a person has a medical condition that severe, that volatile, that a ''bite of cheese'' could make them violently ill, they have no business eating at a fast food establishment --- that's typically ''manned'' by retards and illegal aliens--- in the first place.

It's my belief that a potential customer of one these establishments can have no reasonable expectation whatsoever in attaining nuanced menu choices to hundred percent of their liking.

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Now that is bull...why the hell shouldn't a person with severe allergies have the right or ability to eat at the same places as everybody else? Restaurants make it their business to serve food ...usually made to order (even in fast food places ergo the "made right to order" red stickers that McD currently uses). And also why the hell wouldn't anybody paying good money for their meal expect it done right? Would you accept a pink burger? Of course not, it is a health risk. Not to mention kind of icky.

As both a highly allergic consumer and one who has worked as the cook(not at a fast food joint though) I know that it is not impossible to have orders cooked to specification. As a server or cook I was always horrified if a meal was not done as requested. If someone had an allergy, made it known, and still got what they asked not to get...then not only would I expect to pay medical bills but would offer free services for awhile too, especially if I almost killed the guy! And to just say "oh they have no business eating there" is crap...especially after seeing My kids school make the whole place a peanut free zone to accomodate one kid.

The money amount may be exorbant...but the actual fact that McD's screwed up and that he has reason to be pissed is solid and justified. Even if he "should have checked"...he still has rights to expect proper services for money paid.

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 1:31:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		well, since i spent most of my life as a server in various restaurants (including fast food) and having a major allergy, i still think that the final QC (quality check) is, in fact, the customer. knowing full well the affects of my allergy, i "always" double check my food before taking a bite out of it. it's common sense. i am not saying that the person taking the order shouldn't make sure to convey the desired prep of the ordered food, but, in a rush, cooks often get swamped during rush periods. at most places i've worked, i have made it a point to ask the customer to check their order to be sure it was, in fact, prepared correctly. i have even trained more servers than i can even remember and i could not express this to them more clearly. if, during my shift, a guest comes to me and tells me their food is not prepared correctly, i would take the food back and make sure the next order (replacement order, since health department rules prohibit rehandling the food a second time...that food gets discarded and new food is prepared) i would make absolutely sure that the oder was made to the exact specifications of the guest. in a few jobs, i was given the ok to discount (even refund, depending on the level of dissatifaction of the guest) the order. granted, this often required extra paperwork on my part.

bottom line is, it is the guests responsibility to double-check their order. this has become policy for most restaurants in the past few years, due to such situations.


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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 1:42:37 PM   
ShyMistress


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Status: offline 		You won't hear Me saying he is faultless...just that He has rights to expect proper service for his money. And the right to eat where he chooses with this expectation.

I also check all orders and "test" things on the tip of My tongue if I can't clearly tell that it is made properly as well...doesn't mean that it wouldn't get by Me somehow (two hospital trips have proven that one) or that accidents happen.

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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 2:06:31 PM   
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RE: McDonalds sued for $10 mil for not holding the cheese - 8/12/2007 2:06:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		i wasn't gonna say this, but i will. anyone with such an allergic reaction that blindly bites into food is not very wish. (i put that as gently and politely as i could). besides, from what i read in the article in question, the burden of proof is on the guest in this situation.

1. they went through the drive-thru, got their order and had plenty of time to check the order before even leaving the premises.

2. they drove approximately 40.92 miles from Star City WV to Clarksburg, WV. never once (at least there is no mention of it) checking their order.

3. Then the guy took a bite out of the burger, in a darkened room, without so much as checking it to see if it was safe to eat (yes, i know that this leads back to the McDonald's preparation, but (bear with me a moment) took the risk anyway.

4. the majority of times i've gone out with family (as a passenger) and went to pick up some take out) since not everyone gets the same thing, someone has to look at the food to make sure each person got what they ordered. it's common sense with multiple orders, isn't it?

5. who's to say he got the right order or, for that matter, didn't place some cheese on the burger at home in order to make himself ill (i'm sure this question would be brought up in court so it's not an unreasonable theory).

we shall have to wait and see how this plays out in the end.


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