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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
12 May 2023
Boston Herald Wire Services


NextImg:Ticker: McDonald’s found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned girl

A jury in South Florida says McDonald’s and a franchise holder are fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl’s leg and caused second-degree burns, in a case reminiscent of the famous hot coffee lawsuit of the 1990s.

Thursday’s split decision found the franchise holder liable for negligence and failure to warn customers about the risk of hot food. It found McDonald’s USA liable for failing to provide instructions for safe handling of the food. The girl’s mother ordered Happy Meals from a drive-thru in 2019. A nugget fell onto her 4-year-old daughter’s leg.

A second jury determine how much McDonald’s USA and franchise holder Upchurch Foods will have to pay the family.

“Our sympathies go out to this family for what occurred in this unfortunate incident, as we hold customer safety as one of our highest priorities,” franchisee Brent Upchurch said in a statement.

Stocks slipped on Wall Street after a report showed that sentiment is souring among U.S. consumers.

The S&P 500 lost 0.2% Friday. The Dow ended barely lower and the Nasdaq gave up 0.4%. A preliminary survey said confidence in the economy among consumers is tumbling. Treasury yields rose because the data also suggested the Federal Reserve may need to keep interest rates high in order to undercut rising expectations for inflation.

That in turn hurt several Big Tech and other high-growth stocks, which were among the heaviest weights on Wall Street. Worries are also still high about a possible default on the U.S. government’s debt.