(Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel) Holmes is suing McDonald’s after her 4-year got second-degree burns from a scalding hot chicken nugget. Those policies and procedures were followed in this case and we therefore respectfully disagree with the plaintiff’s claims.” Philana Holmes during jury selection at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, May 8, 2023. Ensuring a high standard for food safety and quality means following strict policies and procedures for each product we cook and serve. “We take every complaint seriously and certainly those that involve the safety of our food and the experiences of our guests,” McDonald’s USA said in a statement issued late Monday. Plaintiff’s lawyers say the nuggets were more than 200 degrees Farenheit. Lawyers for McDonald’s said in court Monday that they plan to argue the burn was caused at least in part by the length of time the nugget spent in contact with the victim’s skin. A woman is suing McDonald’s after her daughter got second-degree burns from a hot chicken nugget. Judge David Haimes during jury selection at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday. If McDonald’s loses, a second trial will determine damages. Lawsuits in state court don’t require plaintiffs to be specific about how much money they are seeking, but it is above $15,000.īroward Circuit Judge David Haimes split the trial into two parts - the first will determine whether McDonald’s is responsible for the burn. The girl, whose name is not disclosed in the lawsuit, is autistic and will not be testifying. The burns were second-degree, according to the lawsuit, and the chicken was on her thigh for nearly two minutes. “The Chicken McNuggets inside of that Happy Meal were unreasonably and dangerously hot and caused skin and flesh around her thighs to burn,” the lawsuit states. Philana Holmes says in her lawsuit that she took her daughter to the McDonald’s restaurant in Tamarac in 2019 and ordered a six-piece Happy Meal with milk and a Lion King toy. The family of a 4-year-old girl allegedly scalded by a steaming hot Chicken McNugget is taking McDonald’s to court in Broward County, faulting the fast-food giant for poor training and failing to protect its customers.

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