Coverage dated July 19, 2023 to July 20, 2023

Jury awards girl burned by McDonald's Chicken McNugget $800,000 in damages

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A Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg.

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NBC10 Philadelphia
McDonald’s must pay $800,000 to 4-year-old girl severely burned by chicken McNugget, Florida jury rules (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)
Published Jul 19, 2023
NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description
A Broward jury has awarded $800,000 in damages in a lawsuit that alleged hot chicken McNuggets from a local McDonald’s franchise left a young girl severely burned.
FOX Business
Florida family awarded $800K after McDonald's Chicken McNugget burned 4-year-old girl (opens FOX Business)
Published Jul 19, 2023
FOX Business's feed description
Florida jurors awarded Philana Holmes and her daughter Olivia Caraballo $800,000 after she argued a McDonald's Chicken McNugget left her duaghter with serious burns.
New York Post
Florida jury awards 8-year-old girl $800K after she got 2nd-degree burns from a McDonald’s chicken nugget (opens New York Post)
Published Jul 19, 2023
New York Post's feed description
The girl dropped one of the red-hot nuggets onto her lap and it burned her thigh, leaving it “disfigured and scarred,” the lawsuit claims.
WTHR Indianapolis
Jury awards $800K to 4-year-old severely burned by Chicken McNugget (opens WTHR Indianapolis)
Published Jul 19, 2023
WTHR Indianapolis's feed description
In May, a jury found McDonald's and the franchise owner at fault in the 2019 incident that left the 4-year-old with second-degree burns.
People
Florida Family Awarded $800,000 Against McDonald’s After Toddler Was Burned by Chicken Nuggets (opens People)
Published Jul 19, 2023
People's feed description
A Florida family has won a civil lawsuit against McDonald’s and one of its franchisees after their toddler suffered burns from hot chicken nuggets.
KTVB Boise
Jury awards Florida girl burned by McDonald's Chicken McNugget $800,000 in damages (opens KTVB Boise)
Published Jul 19, 2023
KTVB Boise's feed description
The case may stoke memories of the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit of the 1990s, which became an urban legend of sorts about seemingly frivolous lawsuits.
Fortune
Florida girl burned by Chicken McNugget awarded $800,000 by jury (opens Fortune)
Published Jul 19, 2023
Fortune's feed description
Philana Holmes testified that her daughter, now 8, calls the scar on her thigh from the McDonald's mishap her “nugget” and is fixated on having it removed.
KTVZ Bend
Jury awards family $800K in Chicken McNuggets burn case (opens KTVZ Bend)
Published Jul 19, 2023
KTVZ Bend's feed description
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Broward County jury has awarded a Florida family $800,000 in a civil lawsuit against McDonald’s and one of its franchisees after a toddler was burned by hot chicken nuggets.
Tampa Bay Times
Florida jury awards girl burned by McDonald’s Chicken McNugget $800,000 (opens Tampa Bay Times)
Published Jul 19, 2023
Tampa Bay Times's feed description
Lawyers for the family of the girl, who was 4 when she was burned in 2019, were seeking $15 million in damages.
Black Enterprise
Florida Jury Awards $800K To Girl Burned By Chicken McNugget (opens Black Enterprise)
Published Jul 19, 2023
Black Enterprise's feed description
A jury in Florida awarded $800,000 to a girl and her family for injuries she sustained due to a scolding hot McDonald's chicken McNugget.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Jury awards Florida girl burned by McNugget $800,000 (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
Published Jul 19, 2023
Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. >> A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from the drive-thru of a McDonald’s restaurant.
CBS News
Broward jury awards family $800K in Chicken McNuggets burn case (opens CBS News)
Published Jul 19, 2023
CBS News's feed description
The family had asked for $15 million
Wfmy News 2
McDonald's to pay $800K in damages to 8-year-old girl burned by chicken nugget (opens Wfmy News 2)
Published Jul 19, 2023
Wfmy News 2's feed description
The case may stoke memories of the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit of the 1990s, which became an urban legend of sorts about seemingly frivolous lawsuits.
FOX 35 Orlando
Florida girl awarded $800K in damages for McDonald's Chicken McNugget burn (opens FOX 35 Orlando)
Published Jul 19, 2023
FOX 35 Orlando's feed description
A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from the drive-thru of a McDonald’s restaurant.
New York Times
Jury Awards $800,000 to a Girl Burned by a Chicken McNugget (opens New York Times)
Published Jul 19, 2023
New York Times's feed description
The 7-year-old deserved to be compensated by McDonald’s for a second-degree burn caused by a wayward piece from a Happy Meal when she was 4, a Florida jury decided this week.
Washington Times
Family of girl burned by McDonald’s Chicken McNugget to receive $800,000 in damages (opens Washington Times)
Published Jul 19, 2023
Washington Times's feed description
A Miami-area jury on Wednesday awarded $800,000 to the family of a girl who suffered a second-degree burn from a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget in 2019.
WSVN Miami
Jury awards Florida girl burned by McDonald’s Chicken McNugget $800,000 in damages - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)
Published Jul 19, 2023
WSVN Miami's feed description
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken
CBS News
Florida girl severely burned by McDonald's Chicken McNugget awarded $800,000 in damages (opens CBS News)
Published Jul 19, 2023
CBS News's feed description
Photos the mother took of the burn were shown and sound clips of the child's screams were played in court.
The Daily Caller
Florida Girl Awarded $800,000 After Being Burned By McDonald’s Chicken Nugget (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Jul 19, 2023
The Daily Caller's feed description
A jury awarded a Florida girl $800,000 after the child received second-degree burns when a hot McDonald's chicken nugget fell on her leg.
WMUR
Jury awards girl burned by McDonald's Chicken McNugget $800,000 in damages (opens WMUR)
Published Jul 20, 2023
WMUR's feed description
A Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg.

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