{"id":539557,"date":"2023-05-19T16:17:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dimensionturistica.com\/es\/?p=539557"},"modified":"2023-05-19T16:17:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T16:17:14","slug":"mcdonalds-liable-for-childs-mcnugget-burns-verdict-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dimensionturistica.com\/es\/mcdonalds-liable-for-childs-mcnugget-burns-verdict-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald&#8217;s liable for child&#8217;s McNugget burns, verdict finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size:11pt;\">\n\tEl sitio web y las publicaciones en redes sociales de Top Class Actions utilizan enlaces de afiliados. Si realiza una compra utilizando<br \/>\n\tdichos enlaces, es posible que recibamos una comisi\u00f3n, pero no supondr\u00e1 ning\u00fan cargo adicional para usted.<br \/>\n\tPor favor, revise nuestra <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/topclassactions.com\/es\/lawsuit-settlements\/lawsuit-news\/mcdonalds-class-action-lawsuit-and-settlement-news\/mcdonalds-liable-for-childs-mcnugget-burns-verdict-finds\/affiliate-link-disclosure\" rel=\"noopener\">Divulgaci\u00f3n de Enlaces<\/a> de Afiliados para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n.\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"A woman eats Chicken Nuggets at McDonalds. Close-up.\" class=\"wp-image-1070327\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns.jpeg.optimal.jpeg 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns-1024x683.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"A woman eats Chicken Nuggets at McDonalds. Close-up.\" class=\"wp-image-1070327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s40123.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/McDonalds-verdict-McNugget-burns.jpeg.optimal.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>(Photo Credit: Deman\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: revert;font-size: revert;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">McNugget burns overview:\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Who:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> McDonald\u2019s and Upchurch Foods were found liable for burns on the 4-year-old child of Florida residents Philana Holmes and Humberto Caraballo.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Why:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> McDonald\u2019s was deemed to have served a six-piece Chicken McNugget Happy Meal that was dangerously hot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Where:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Happy Meal was served by a McDonald\u2019s franchise in Tamarac, Florida, and the case took place in Broward County court.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A jury found McDonald\u2019s and franchisee Upchurch Foods liable for second-degree burns to a 4-year-old from Chicken McNuggets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 4-year-old child of plaintiffs Philana Holmes and Humberto Caraballo received a hot six-piece Chicken McNugget Happy Meal in 2019 from the McDonald\u2019s in Tamarac, Florida. Shortly after the Happy Meal was passed to the child in the backseat, the child began screaming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After pulling over, the parents found that the Chicken McNugget had fallen and created a severe burn on the child\u2019s leg, which had to be treated at a hospital emergency room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAfter a closer inspection revealed that the burn was welting and turning deep red, she took her daughter to the emergency room,\u201d the plaintiffs\u2019 lawyers from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fischer Redavid PLLC wrote.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cDoctors there treated her for a serious second-degree burn injury.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Broward County, Florida, jury found that the negligence of Upchurch Foods Inc. was what led to the injuries to the plaintiffs\u2019 child. The jury also found that Upchurch Foods did not provide reasonable instructions, either written or verbally, about the foreseeable risks from the hot Chicken McNuggets, which was the legal cause for the injury.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plaintiffs\u2019 attorney compares McDonald\u2019s verdict to result of coffee burn case<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attorneys for the plaintiff said that the case \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">draws unavoidable parallels to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liebeck v. McDonald\u2019s Restaurants<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which most people call the McDonald\u2019s Hot Coffee Lawsuit.\u201d That case set a precedent on the safe handling of hot food from a fast food restaurant and that serving food that was too hot can be negligent, the attorneys stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In that case, McDonald\u2019s was ordered to pay $200,000 in compensatory damages and $2.7 million in punitive damages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">McDonald\u2019s <\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/topclassactions.com\/es\/lawsuit-settlements\/lawsuit-news\/mcdonalds-class-action-lawsuit-and-settlement-news\/mcdonalds-class-action-alleges-restaurant-fails-to-disclose-pfas-in-food-products\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>asked a court<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> last year to dismiss a class action lawsuit because it claimed that the \u201cforever chemicals\u2019 that it used in grease-resistant packaging are safe and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Have you ever received food that was too hot to consume from a restaurant? 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