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Ben R

McDonald's denies intentional wrongdoing, wants cheese lawsuit dismissed | West Virgini... - 0 views

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nickel and dimed

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  • Ben R on 04 Oct 11
     
    MORGANTOWN - McDonald's denies any intentional wrongdoing in the now famous $10 million dollar cheese lawsuit and seeks to have the case dismissed.On Aug. 31, the McDonald's Corporation answered a lawsuit filed by a man who seeks $10 million from the company after he has a severe allergic reaction when he bit into a sandwich that had cheese on it.
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  • Ben R on 04 Oct 11
     
    The executives of the large corporations such as McDonalds do many things to avoid getting into these kind of situations, but when they finally do arise they address them differently than any small company would. If you were injured because of something you ate at a mom and pop restaurant they would cover your medical expenses and likely settle out of court, but since McDonalds is concerned not with the well being of the consumer but the fact that they do not lose money not only have the not covered the mans medical expenses they are moving for immediate dismissal of the charges.
  • David D on 04 Oct 11
     
    While massive lawsuits are not the greatest thing in the world, I love it when a customer screws a fast-food restaurant for millions of dollars. The reason why our coffee cups now say, "CAUTION: CONTAINS HOT LIQUID" is because someone has beat the system and made a profit. When companies like McDonald's have no sympathy for their workers and only wants to make a profit, why should we have sympathy for McDonald's and not aim to make a profit off them?
  • Zach Ramsfelder on 04 Oct 11
     
    This is ridiculous though. As much as I have learned to hate McDonald's by reading FFN, you need to admit that it's not Mickey D's job to know what that guy's allergies are, even if he asked not to have cheese. He should have checked his food first if he was so concerned. Waiters and/or the kitchen make mistakes at every restaurant.
Brian C

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fast food nation lawsuit

shared by Brian C on 30 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Americans spend more money on fast food than on books, movies, videos, records and magazines combined - more than $110 billion in 2000
  • Last July, he filed a class action lawsuit claiming that the fast food industry failed to inform consumers that its products are high in fat, salt, sugar and cholesterol and failed to warn consumers that these ingredients are dangerous to their health.
  • nother class action suit against the fast food industry was filed on behalf of teenaged plaintiffs. This suit claimed that the fast food industry unfairly targets children with toy promotions and child- friendly advertising so as to addict children to fast food at an early age.
  • Brian C on 30 Sep 11
     
    show how people are beginning to hold fast food companies accountable and are starting to take legal action
Ellen L

Workers brought into US and 'exploited' - Americas - Al Jazeera English - 0 views

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Nickel and dimed treatment workers poor migrants

shared by Ellen L on 03 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • A US federal agency has filed lawsuits over the unequal treatment of more than 500 migrant workers from India brought into the country to work at shipyards in Mississipi and Texas, and over 200 Thai farm labourers brought in to work in Hawaii and Washington state.
  • "They were nickeled and dimed to the point where they really didn't have any pay," said Anna Park, regional attorney for the EEOC Los Angeles office.
  • The EEOC says that some of the workers were forced to live in crowded conditions, and their quarters were infested with rats and insects.
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  • Officials also said that the workers had their passports taken from them, and were threatened with deportation if they complained.
  • Ellen L on 03 Oct 11
     
    A lawsuit occured involving the trafficing and poor treatment of migrant workers. Many of these workers paid agents to come to the states to get a job, only to find themselves living in crowded, infested conditions. This relates to the Jungle and the struggles and conditions of the migrant workers then.
Zach Ramsfelder

Walmart sex discrimination case goes before supreme court - 0 views

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fast food nation nickel and dimed the jungle treatment of the worker

shared by Zach Ramsfelder on 04 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Zach Ramsfelder on 04 Oct 11
     
    Dukes vs. Wal-Mart was a massive Supreme Court case in which 1.6 million female Wal-Mart employees sued the company for discriminating against women when it came to promotions and raises. While the Supreme Court rejected the case's status as a class action (in which many victims file together as one lawsuit), they did not rule on the veracity of the 1.6 million plaintiffs' claims individually, which may represent a huge example of systematic discrimination against women. The especial mistreatment of women employees is also visible in "the Jungle" and "Fast Food Nation".
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