McDonalds being sued

Onefast99gsx · 01-26-2005

I was watching CNN over my lunch hour and a judge is bring back in a case against McDonalds. Some people are suing McDonalds for making them Obese. WTF!!! Don't fucking eat at Mickey D's!!! I just thought i had to bring it up. Another useless lawsuit. It's not McDonalds fault. I eat there maybe once or twice every 2 weeks but when i go in, i know exactly what i'm going in for.... fat food.

SuperSleeper · 01-26-2005

If I'm not mistaken, this isn't the first time McDonald's is being sued for that.

TheBlizzard · 01-26-2005

Being fat is hereditary. I have friends (Andy) that could eat ten fucking cheeseburgers a day and never gain a pound.

CRAIG

Onefast99gsx · 01-26-2005

Another factor that makes insurance and related things so high.

It must be Fat people week on CNN. Yesterday i shit you not, There was a guy on there that was 1,072 lbs. He was down to like 600 or 700 and wants to get down to like 278. Unbeleivable! They showed video of him at home. He basically stayed in his bed all the time. Everything surrounded his bed.

I hear ya Craig- I have a friend that is the same way, skinny but not a skeleton. I've seen him eat 13 tacos at TacoBell in one sitting. At Kwik Trip i've seen him eat 9 hot dogs with all the fixings and still be hungry. I've seen him eat an entire Tombstone pizza too, not the cheap $3.00 ones either.

Anyways.... these pointless lawsuits gotta come to an end. With a make your case situation, you can almost sue anybody nowadays.

SuperSleeper · 01-26-2005

That 1072 lb man is from Minnesota, and has been in the headlines for months. Welcome to society!

01-26-2005

People wonder why our society is going into the shit hole. People are always sueing others becuase of stupid things. The court system is always backed up becuase of it. If people would learn to just go on in there lives, we wouldn't have such a screwed up country.

JustROLLIN · 01-26-2005

But yeah, that is just mental. People need to take responsibility for their own actions.

ABV · 01-26-2005

I can understand if there was a class action suit because the published numbers in thier little health brochures were wrong. If it's just a David vs. Goliath "I ate McD's and now I'm fat" then I think it's just senseless.

That being said, I eat fast food about once a month (if that). I used to eat fast food just about every day a couple years ago. I weigh about the same now, as I did before, although I do feel alot better, and I'm not so poor. ($5/day * 5 days a week * 52 weeks = $1,300 per year for lunch on weekdays.)

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 01-26-2005

I didn't eat McDonalds and I am still fat. I am going to sue myself.

tpunx99GSX · 01-26-2005

"They showed video of him at home. He basically stayed in his bed all the time. Everything surrounded his bed."
DUDE HE STOLE MY IDEA, thats how im gonna retire! gimme and TV, Computer, Fridge, and a toilet and im set.

LightningGSX · 01-26-2005

Its a rediculous world we live in these days.Can't say I blame them though, if I had a chance to file a lawsuit against a large company, I probably would.

webster_454 · 01-26-2005

Yea, thats true, claim that mickey d's made you fat and get some money out of it. Hell yea who wouldn't, I bet those people will get a decent amount of money too.

Jakey · 01-26-2005

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Originally Posted by SuperSleeper

That 1072 lb man is from Minnesota, and has been in the headlines for months. Welcome to society!

I thought he's from Nebraska? Anyways, people will sue for about anything, obviouslly. Personally I think that all the lawsuits again tobacco companies, pharmaceutical companies, medical malpractice, and fast food chains are ludacris. Unless someone can prove that a company/someone was marketing a product which does harm a human but hiding it, I honestly do not see a basis for a lawsuit. Then again the courts see otherwise. I think I'll go smoke a cigarette, pretend I don't know it harms me, and then sue RJ Reynolds or Phillip Morris, what a damn joke. People wonder why health insurance rates have skyrocketed, look at stupid f*cks like John Edwards who made millions off ridiculous lawsuits this like this.

Jana · 01-27-2005

That's what the documentary Super Size Me was about, and why it started. The first lawsuits against McDonald's for this exact reason were thrown out of court because they could not prove McDonald's intentionally made them fat. Gee, I wonder why they couldn't prove it....

wohlfman · 01-27-2005

I want to say a McDonalds got sued for spilling a hot cup of coffee on someone to. Hasnt there been lawsuits for that to, because the coffee was to hot?

Jakey · 01-27-2005

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Originally Posted by wohlfman

I want to say a McDonalds got sued for spilling a hot cup of coffee on someone to. Hasnt there been lawsuits for that to, because the coffee was to hot?

Yep, which is why McDonald's coffee cups now have a big warning on them about the coffee being hot.

AJ · 01-27-2005

I am eating Mcdonalds right now and I think I just put on 1/4 lb. Anyone know a good lawyer?

Tsi · 01-27-2005

I hope it gets thrown out again...as it should be. It's just ridiculous what some people will do to make excuses as to why their fat. Like the half ton man, I wonder why he's fat, maybe because he lays in bed and does nothing and eats 10 meals a day. Just plain stupid

awd-drifter · 01-28-2005

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Originally Posted by Jakey

people will sue for about anything, obviouslly. Personally I think that all the lawsuits again tobacco companies, pharmaceutical companies, medical malpractice, and fast food chains are ludacris. Unless someone can prove that a company/someone was marketing a product which does harm a human but hiding it, I honestly do not see a basis for a lawsuit. Then again the courts see otherwise. I think I'll go smoke a cigarette, pretend I don't know it harms me, and then sue RJ Reynolds or Phillip Morris, what a damn joke. People wonder why health insurance rates have skyrocketed, look at stupid f*cks like John Edwards who made millions off ridiculous lawsuits this like this.

Man, thats so true man. Why doesnt McDonald's compare their health related issues with smoking? Maybe I should start smoking (im 16), eat and get obese and get on news for sewing the Tobacco Industry and "Fast Food" resturants...hmmmm, sounds like a good idea.