Class action law suits are common in America - from Apple’s iPod battery life malarkey, to McDonalds and their food making people fat.
Let’s take a look at the latter…
There have been many law suits filed against the fast food giants: MacDonalds, Burger King, KFC and the likes… for example, in July 2002 some fat dude called Caesar Barbar filed suit against the aforementioned restaurants in complaint that their food caused him to become obese, develop diabetes and coronary heart disease amongst other detrimental health defects.
The 56-year-old Bronx resident claims he didn’t realize that fast food hamburgers were unhealthy, and blames four companies–McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Burger King - for selling fatty food and failing to warn consumers.
The case was subsequently thrown out as the judge deemed that his “weight” and “health problems” were his own responsibility - I should think so too - fucking free loaders. How can anyone think scoffing a big mac is as healthy as picking at a chicken salad? Morons.
This brings me to-date, and a CNN article on a new bill being passed by the House of Representatives that would block lawsuits by people who blame fast-food chains for their obesity… the “Cheeseburger Bill”. Yeah, that’s not a typo… cheeseburger bill.
I know what’s next… drunks suing bars for their beer guts.
Take responsibility for what you throw in your mouth, and stop blaming others for your waistline. Try a salad, and step away from the bag of lard.















October 22nd, 2005 at 8:43 pm
I think i’ll sue mother nature for giving me the sperm to make my wife pregnant. Oh shit hang on , i need to hug her not sue her!!!! I love you Faye
October 25th, 2005 at 1:01 pm
I remember in 1984 MacDonalds *were* claiming that the Big Mac was not only nutritious, but healthy. They had all these charts and figures and experts backing up the ‘evidence’. I think it was in Time. So, while I agree with you, the fast food places have in the past chosen to mis-inform their consumers about the nutritional values of their food. There was also an independent study done here last year that showed even the values specified by fast food outlets such as Subway were way off the mark when compared to what a typical consumer might receive when ordering a specific menu item.
As Cookie Monster would say, “Fast food is a sometimes food.”
October 27th, 2005 at 5:36 am
It’s like a lottery for these litigious cretins, and it’s time for tort reform.
I won’t hold my breath. Damn lawyers!