How much is an allergic reaction worth?
August 14th 2007 12:46
Once again there is a clash between litigation and personal responsibility. This new case stems from a guy who went into McDonalds and ordered a burger without cheese due to a reaction he would have, which is fair enough. Now he apparently he went into some place that was dark without checking if the order was correct and started eating the burger only to find out the hard way that there was actually cheese on the burger. He apparently had some kind of awful reaction and he's now suing McDonalds for $10 milliion. Is his pain and suffering worth that much?
Yes he may have been hurt and some restituition should be made but asking for this kind of money is too aggregious and shows that it is more about greed and selfishness than simple restitution. This guy who because of his own lack of responsibility is partly to blame simply because he didn't even bother to check if the order was correct. I would have thought that if my reaction to cheese was going to be that serious I would have checked it before I left the counter. It seemes that he puts way too much faith in the kids serving him at the counter. I'll bet that this is the same kind of guy who would get into a car with a friend who is not only blind but drunk, let him drive and give him directions (which is also a true story by the way). God bless America the land of no personal responsibility.
Yes he may have been hurt and some restituition should be made but asking for this kind of money is too aggregious and shows that it is more about greed and selfishness than simple restitution. This guy who because of his own lack of responsibility is partly to blame simply because he didn't even bother to check if the order was correct. I would have thought that if my reaction to cheese was going to be that serious I would have checked it before I left the counter. It seemes that he puts way too much faith in the kids serving him at the counter. I'll bet that this is the same kind of guy who would get into a car with a friend who is not only blind but drunk, let him drive and give him directions (which is also a true story by the way). God bless America the land of no personal responsibility.
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