Chicago Woman Sues Wendy’s Over Illness Allegedly Caused by a Burger, Citing $100K Medical Bills
A Chicago woman is suing Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN), alleging that eating a delivered double cheeseburger and baked potato led to serious illness requiring hospitalization. Roxie Ellis Douglas claims the meal was contaminated due to unsafe food handling practices at the restaurant, resulting in intestinal infection and other digestive illnesses with medical bills totaling $93,578. The case initially filed in Cook County Circuit Court has been moved by Wendy's to federal court, where a jury trial is requested. This lawsuit follows several high-profile fast-food cases over the years, including Stella Liebeck’s 1992 McDonald’s coffee burn suit and more recent incidents involving McDonald’s and Jack in the Box. The case comes at a difficult time for Wendy’s, which has seen six consecutive quarters of declining sales and is undergoing a restructuring plan that includes closing hundreds of locations. Wendy's did not respond to requests for comment on this latest lawsuit.
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