1. Monika Samaan Vs. KFC:
In
2012, An Australian judge has ordered KFC to pay 8 million Australian
dollars ($8.3 million USD) to the family of a Sydney girl who was left
brain damaged after eating a chicken wraps. According the family of
Samaan, the then 7-year-old girl contracted salmonella poisoning from a
KFC chicken wrap in 2005. Samaan was in a coma for months and is left
with brain damage. KFC denied responsibility and plans to appeal.
2. Amanda Obney vs. Taco Bell:
Obney sued Taco Bell after she claimed
that the fast food giant was filling tacos and burritos with non-real
beef “beef seasoning”. She later withdrew her claim against the Mexican
fast food chain. Taco Bell issued a $3-4 million dollar advertising
campaign to combat negative publicity.
3. McDonald’s (1990):
Lawsuit
was brought against this fast good giant in the early 1990s. This case
involved having beef inside French Fries, which were advertised as
vegetarian. The case was brought to the public eye after McDonald’s
released a press release discussing how it cooked the French fries in
100% vegetable oil. There was another letter that emerged to a customer
specifying that the French fries were vegetarian.
4. Liabeck vs. McDonald’s:
Stella
Liabeck from Albuquerque, New Mexico sued McDonald’s after suffering
third degree burns from hot coffee she spilled on herself at the
drive-thru in 1992. Both parties settled for an undisclosed amount. This
was an example of frivolous litigation.
5. John Florio vs. McDonald’s:
John
Florio, a police officer in New York was given a Big Mac with one extra
ingredient: shard glass. He received cuts to his throat and mouth and
also broke his tooth in the process. The culprit was an 18 year old
employee. The boy was arrested after an officer noticed him spitting
into his food. Florio sued McDonald`s for $5.5 million.
6. David Sheiding vs. Arby`s:
Sheiding
sued Arbey`s in 2005 after he found an inch long flesh in his sandwich.
He immediately fell ill and health investigators found that the
restaurant manager cut his thump when shredding lettuce as to be the
cause. Sheiding sued for over $50,000 and rejected settlement from the
franchise.
7. Sexual Harassment case in Burger King:
Kaizen
Restaurant Inc., which operates a number of Burger King restaurants in
Oregon and Washington, had to pay $150,000 and to implement preventative
measures to resolve harassment lawsuit. A supervisor in one of the
stores sexually harassed a teen employee working there.
8. Wendy`s vs. Burger King:
Wendy`s
filed a $25 million lawsuit in 1982 against Burger King and its
promotion of the Whopper sandwich, which Burger King claimed to be
better tasting than Wendy`s. The lawsuit was filed on grounds of false,
misleading and deceptive information.
9. Shelly Lynn vs. McDonald`s:
Lynn
is suing McDonald`s as she believes the fast food chain lead her to
become a prostitute. While working at McDonald`s she met Keith Handley,
who owned a company that started the franchise Arroyo Grande. When the
two started dating, Handley convinced one of the managers to fire her
for insubordination.
10. Francisco Prieto vs. Dominos:
This
delivery man was delivering his pizza when 3 men jumped him and also
robbed him. The man is now suing Domino`s, because he feels the former
employer cruelly denied compensation due to injuries and also fired him 5
months later.