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Man says hold the cheese, claims McDonald's didn't, sues for $10 million

A West Virginia man, his mother and his friend are suing McDonald's for $10 million.

The man says he bit into a hamburger and had a severe allergic reaction to the cheese melted on it.


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Jeromy Jackson, who is in his early 20s, says he clearly ordered two Quarter Pounders without cheese at the McDonald's restaurant in Star City before heading to Clarksburg.

His mother Trela Jackson and friend Andrew Ellifritz are parties to the lawsuit because they say they risked their lives rushing Jeromy to United Hospital Center in Clarksburg.

The lawsuit alleges Jeromy "was only moments from death" or serious injury by the time he reached the hospital.

"We're interested in seeing McDonald's take responsibility and change a systemic quality control problem that endangers the lives of up to 12 million Americans with allergies," said Timothy Houston, the Morgantown lawyer representing the plaintiffs.


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Comments (6)

I would hope this case is d... (Below threshold)
Don:

I would hope this case is dismissed. The plaintiff has as much responsibility to check for cheese as does McDonald's to insure it's not included.

Not even a rat would eat th... (Below threshold)
joanwannabe:

Not even a rat would eat this photo and live, let alone the order.

What was he thinking? Cheese? Pleaase!

Maybe an artery will harden before trial.

Case dismissed.

Whateva!

I have always been able to ... (Below threshold)
taz:

I have always been able to SEE the cheese on a quarter pounder. It generally hangs over the sides, this guy must be a complete idiot.

Some of these allergies need to be removed from the gene pool anyway.

I heard he's even suing the... (Below threshold)
VagaBond:

I heard he's even suing the person who cut the cheese!

I can't stand cheese and al... (Below threshold)
Denise:

I can't stand cheese and always order food without it - but I also always CHECK it to make sure.

If I had an allergy, you can be sure I would check.

This is stupid.

He's eating TWO QUARTER POU... (Below threshold)

He's eating TWO QUARTER POUNDERS in one meal... I think he's got bigger problems than an allergic reaction. Seeing that my order is wrong more than it's right at any fast food establishment, I can't believe that the guy wouldn't check, especially considering that he has medical implications. This is worse than the coffee lady... at least in her case the lid was not secure so it could be blamed on others (although putting coffee between your legs is never high on my list of things to do, secure lid or no... nope, don't want to get burned down there...).


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