Class-action lawsuit filed against McDonald's after E. coli outbreak [View all]

Source: Scripps News

Posted 10:19 AM, Dec 05, 2024


A lawyer representing a man from Florida is now filing a class action lawsuit against McDonald's after an E. coli outbreak. "This is a nationwide, coast-to-coast impact. Really, really sad stuff," said attorney Roy Willey. "I can tell you that more personal injury cases have been filed. Even since we set up this interview, they're being filed every day."

The outbreak in October forced the fast food chain to temporarily pull the Quarter Pounder from its menu nationwide.

The CDC said more than 100 cases of E. coli were reported in 14 states, with one death and four people reporting life-threatening diseases. In the class-action suit against McDonald's, Willey claims one of his clients, William Kraft of Davie, FL., experienced many of the symptoms associated with E. coli infection after purchasing a Quarter Pounder.

The suit seeks damages exceeding $5 million for customers across the country, saying that McDonald's breached its duty to disclose a risk of contamination. "These people would not have bought Quarter Pounders had they known that there was a risk that they might be contaminated with E. coli," said Willey.

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