It may seem like a joke, but No it is. A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in compensation to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a McNugget, a very hot, battered piece of chicken, fell on his leg.
Yes, while his mother was walking away from the McAuto at a McDonald’s restaurant. “I am very happy that you have heard the voice of Olivia Caraballo (the daughter) and that the jury has decided a fair sentence“, he exhibited Philana Holmesthe mother, leaving the court.
The facts
Apparently everything happened in August 2019when the family asked for a ‘Happy Meal‘ for his four-year-old daughter through drive-thru food delivery service at a Tamarac locationin South Florida. Up to here, everything correct.
Now, Holmes and Humberto Caraballo Estevez They stated forcefully that minutes later the chicken fell “unreasonably and dangerously hot” and got stuck between the girl’s thigh and the seat belt of her car, causing the injuries to be more serious.
More details
In fact, when the mother stopped in a parking lot to attend to the minorshe was screaming in pain. Holmes said the fast food restaurant did not warn him that the food could be hot and that was its obligation.
The company, in turn, emphasized that it follows food safety regulations, which require that McNuggets are hot enough to avoid salmonella poisoningand that what happens to the food once it leaves the drive-thru window is out of your control.
Outcome
Although both parties agreed during the trial held in May of that yearthe family’s lawyers argued that the temperature was higher than 93 degrees, while the defense said that it did not exceed the 71.
As if that were not enough, the lawyers explained that the girl’s discomfort ended when the wound healed, which took a few three weeks. They further maintained that the girl’s mother is the one who has the problem with the scar.
The jury verdict form, it should be noted, awarded $400,000 in damages for the last four years, and another 400,000 in compensation for the future that will have to be paid by McDonald’s USA and its franchise operator, Upchurch Foods. Now, The family’s lawyers were seeking 15 million in damages.
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