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San
Diego, CA - A
woman in Tennessee claimed she received a burnt chin from a hamburger
pickle and her husband claimed he received less than he would have liked
in the bedroom because of it. Both sued and got what they deserved -
nothing.
According to the
Associated Press, Veronica M. Martin has settled her lawsuit against
McDonald's, over her claim that a hamburger pickle permanently scarred her
chin. Her husband was also a plaintiff in the lawsuit, in which he sought
$15,000 for "losing the services and consortium of his wife."
"First it was coffee
and now it's a pickle!," said Andy Kotner, President of San Diego
County Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA). "In this sue happy
society, McDonald's is essentially being kicked in the teeth for its
patron's inability to eat with common sense, and what ensues are laughable
lawsuits."
In 1994, a lawsuit was
filed in which a New Mexico woman spilled McDonald's coffee on herself and
sued, winning an award of $2.7 million.
Martin's lawsuit sought
$110,000, which contended that the pickle was defective and unreasonably
dangerous to the customer, breaching an implied warranty for safety.
According to a spokeswoman for the fast food chain, McDonald's admitted to
no wrongdoing and did not pay the plaintiffs a penny.
Kotner points out that
although the plaintiffs were not financially compensated, McDonalds did
incur costs infighting and settling the lawsuit. These costs are
typically passed on to consumers.
CALA is a nonprofit,
grassroots organization dedicated to educating consumers on the human and
financial costs incurred when the legal system is abused for greed,
harassment or publicity. More than 8,000 San Diego County residents are
CALA supporters.
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