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Texas man sues Whataburger for nearly $1 million after burger had onions on it (www.kens5.com)

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HOUSTON — A Houston man is suing Whataburger for nearly $1 million after he says his burger had onions on it.

Turns out he had asked for a no-onions order.

On July 24, 2024, Demery Ardell Wilson had an allergic reaction after eating a burger that had onions on it at Whataburger, court documents say. He alleges that he requested the fast-food chain to take them off before serving him the burger.

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[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Back in June 2024, Wilson also sued Sonic for including onions on a burger. That fast food company has requested a jury trial for this week.

Dude is literally wasting his own time. They keep lawyers on retainer for these exact type of cases. He'd fail even with a small company once he hit their insurance lawyer.

[-] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago

What argument do you think the lawyers would make? A food establishment is supposed to be able to safely handle food. He requested food without an ingredient for health reasons and they agreed. Then they failed at food handling and he got sick.

It's a civil case, so the result can be a divided share of the blame. Something also tells me that they won't want to make the argument "no reasonable person would have any expectations that we got their order right".

Having a lawyer on retainer doesn't mean you're going to win, it just means you expect enough lawsuits to justify it. Recall the "absurd" McDonald's hot coffee case that 1) they lost despite having a lot of lawyers, and 2) wasn't absurd except through the lens of our society tending to label anyone suing a company as some combination of foolish and greedy.

[-] Bgugi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Slipped on pee-pee at the megalomart.

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