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Man sues McDonald’s for not holding the cheese.

Come on! He’s suing the fast food chain for 10 million because they didn’t remove the cheese from two quarter pounders and he suffered an allergic reaction.

When you live with a food allergy bad enough that any sort of reaction sends you to the hospital, don’t you make sure before you bite into anything that it will not cause such a problem in the first place? You have a responsibility to take care of yourself and had I been in this guy’s situation, I would have lifted the bun anytime I ordered from a drive-thru!

McDonald’s would be very stupid to settle this one out of court. I’d make sure I brought this in front of a full jury and then ripped it apart piece by piece. I’m not trying to give corporations an excuse to shirk responsibility when it comes to the customer. God knows there is a lot of abuse out there when it comes to taking advantage of the public. However, I’m trying to make a statement on the harm of frivolous lawsuits.

People need to take responsibility for themselves and stop blaming others for their mishaps in the belief it will reap them large rewards. I’ve said it before in previous posts but our overly litigious society will be yet another downfall in societal breakdown.

Let’s look at this from the common sense perspective shall we?

If you have a serious uncommon allergy to a very common product, it would behoove you to take appropriate precautions. (i.e. If you are allergic to peanuts, it would probably be a wise idea not to set foot into a Texas Roadhouse restaurant where peanut shells are littering the floor and on every table. ) As such, if you are allergic to cheese, you really shouldn’t be ordering a burger that is commonly made with the substance. You’re asking for trouble. The description itself is ‘Quarter Pounder with Cheese’.

Nine times out of ten, my drive-thru order is correct, but there are occasional issues. My girls don’t like pickles. There have been times where I’ve asked for their meals without them. However, sitting down at the table and taking that first bite has lead to cries of “Ewww! They forgot to remove them!” This is usually followed by opening the bun, removing the offensive fruit (they have seeds, therefore are fruit) and giving them to me. There is no allergy, so it’s not a big deal when they take that first bite.

Had there been a known previous reaction, you better believe I’d be checking everyone’s food before those tiny hands even touched those buns.

What I find even more suspect, is the fact that he just happened to have relatives in the car, who are also named in the lawsuit for risking their lives driving this guy to the hospital. If his reaction was as bad as to warrant a hospital visit after taking a first bite, wouldn’t you have called 911 to retrieve medical personnel with proper injections as to save his life?

If it wasn’t as horrible as he’s making it out, this suit is definitely not worth the 10 million. I can’t even see doctor/hospital bill compensation on this one. I just can’t.

When you live with a food allergy, you are the last line of defense in making sure things do not enter in your body. Despite his ‘repeated’ attempts to order the burger without cheese, he should have lifted the bun.

Verdict in the Honorable High Court of Katetopia?

Get a life, get out of my court and check under the damn bun next time. Case dismissed.

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