Archive for January 22nd, 2003
Ronald gets a reprieve

McDonald’s has successfully gotten the court to dismiss a federal lawsuit alleging the fast food giant’s hamburgers and French fries caused children’s obesity.

U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet apparently agreed with our readers and decided the plaintiffs, including a 14-year-old girl who is 4-foot-10 and 170 pounds, failed to show that McDonald’s products presented an unknown danger.

Interestingly, Judge Sweet said the plaintiffs could refile their case if they presented data backing the claim that diners really don’t know what’s in the food or that the products are more harmful because of processing.

Who’s taking bets on the time it takes for this case to get refiled? In fact, considering the potential pay out for a win or a possible win, this thing could be back in court by Spring. Start chowing greasy burgers now and you too could be a chunkified class-action plaintiff.