Class-action lawsuit filed against McDonald's after E. coli outbreak

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 10:19 AM, Dec 05, 2024


A lawyer representing a man from Florida is now filing a class action lawsuit against McDonald's after an E. coli outbreak. "This is a nationwide, coast-to-coast impact. Really, really sad stuff," said attorney Roy Willey. "I can tell you that more personal injury cases have been filed. Even since we set up this interview, they're being filed every day."

The outbreak in October forced the fast food chain to temporarily pull the Quarter Pounder from its menu nationwide.

The CDC said more than 100 cases of E. coli were reported in 14 states, with one death and four people reporting life-threatening diseases. In the class-action suit against McDonald's, Willey claims one of his clients, William Kraft of Davie, FL., experienced many of the symptoms associated with E. coli infection after purchasing a Quarter Pounder.

The suit seeks damages exceeding $5 million for customers across the country, saying that McDonald's breached its duty to disclose a risk of contamination. "These people would not have bought Quarter Pounders had they known that there was a risk that they might be contaminated with E. coli," said Willey.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/business/company-news/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-mcdonalds-after-e-coli-outbreak

[RandySF]

1. I haven't been there in ages.

Subway is the only fast food I eat these days.

[usonian]

2. I worked at Mickey D's ages ago.

But stopped buying fast foods ages ago, as well.

Not a risk-taker. Some take risks.



Including gremlins.

[hlthe2b]

3. Don't think this is going to work. The contamination was traced to the onions and I've seen nothing

to suggest any negligence on McDonald's part since the investigation was completed. Sadly, the onions came from a local Colorado distributor and this is going to destroy them.

This lawyer needs some epidemiological and infectious disease input. He wants to go after the "big pockets," but in this case I don't think he's got a case.

[lildDemz]

10. One onion source for 14 states

sounds like a problem. Smaller, local sources, please, McD.

[Grins]

4. Flip it!

"These people would not have bought Quarter Pounders had they known that there was a risk that they might be contaminated with E. coli”

Change “These people” to “McDonald’s”, and “quarter pounders” to “onions,” and see how it reads.

And from the people who despise “frivolous lawsuits”….(not a peep.)

[ificandream]

5. Can we somehow blame the e coli on Trump?

[Montauk6]

11. If it were Biden; Fox News, QAnon, InfoWars, Stormfront, Breitbart, Daily Wire, CBN, and Newsmax certainly would

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

12. Yes. He was working there and also drove a garbage truck part time.

Probably not washing his hands.

[H2O Man]

6. I wouldn't feed

the shit they serve to a dog.

[H2O Man]

9. You do.

[beyondtimes]

7. mcDonald's and other fast food restaurants

Have ZERO quality control. No sell by date. Employees serve old freezer burned food. Burnt food. cold food. its really hit or miss mostly miss. PLUS it’s insanely expensive!