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McDonald's found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that fell from Happy Meal and burned girl

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The sound of the girl's screams were played in court.

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  1. Parents Suing McDonald's Over Hot Chicken Nugget That Burned Daughter

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Newest

    McDonald's found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that fell from Happy Meal and burned girl

    Headline from The Daily News (Longview) ·

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Parents Suing McDonald's Over Hot Chicken Nugget That Burned Daughter (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Two Florida parents have taken their battle against McDonald’s to court after claiming one of the chain’s chicken nuggets burned their daughter’s thigh.

  2. New York Post

    Florida parents sue McDonald’s after ‘dangerously hot’ McNugget left their daughter, 4, with second-degree burns (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Parents of a four-year-old girl are suing McDonald’s and its franchise for $15,000 after a “dangerously hot” Chicken McNugget left their daughter with second-degree burns.

  3. The Daily News (Longview)

    McDonald's found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that fell from Happy Meal and burned girl (opens The Daily News (Longview))

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    The Daily News (Longview)'s feed description

    The sound of the girl's screams were played in court.

  4. FOX 4 Dallas

    McDonald's found liable for hot chicken nugget that burned child's leg (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    The jury heard two days of testimony and arguments about the 2019 episode that left the 4-year-old girl with a burned upper thigh.

  5. Triblive

    McDonald’s found liable for girl’s burns from chicken nuggets. Next up: Jury to determine how much company will pay (opens Triblive)

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    McDonald’s is to blame for not warning customers about the dangers of its overheated Chicken McNuggets, one of which fell on a little girl’s lap and left her with second-degree burns on her upper thigh in 2019, a Broward jury ruled Thursday. A second jury will be empaneled to decide

  6. Portland Press Herald

    McDonald’s found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned girl (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    A jury in Florida says McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a Happy Meal item fell on a child's leg and caused second-degree burns.

  7. AL.com

    McDonald’s liable for hot Chicken McNugget that fell from Happy Meal, burned girl (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault, jury finds.

  8. Hot Air

    McDonald's liable for Chicken McNugget burn (opens Hot Air)

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    McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl’s leg and caused second-degree burns, a jury in South Florida has found....

  9. Fortune

    Florida jury holds McDonald's liable for Chicken McNugget that caused second-degree burns on autistic girl's leg (opens Fortune)

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    Both sides agreed the nugget caused the burns, but disagreed whether it was 160 degrees or over 200 degrees. The sound of the girl's screams were played in court.

  10. Tampa Bay Times

    McDonald’s found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned Florida girl (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    The mother testified that after she handed Happy Meals to her two kids, a nugget fell onto her 4-year-old daughter’s leg.

  11. New York Post

    McDonald’s found liable after girl, 4, suffered second-degree burns from hot Chicken McNugget (opens New York Post)

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    A second jury will determine how much McDonald’s USA and its franchise owner, Upchurch Foods, will pay the child and her mother, the South Florida SunSentinel reported.

  12. CBS News

    Jury returns split verdict after parents say girl was "disfigured" by hot McDonald's chicken nuggets (opens CBS News)

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    A 4-year-old girl was "disfigured and scarred" after hot chicken nuggets from McDonald's fell onto her leg, her family said. The girl's parents sued McDonald's and the franchisee.

  13. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Jury Reaches Split Verdict in McDonald's ‘Hot' McNugget Burn Lawsuit (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    A jury has reached a split verdict in a lawsuit that alleged hot chicken McNuggets from a local McDonald’s franchise left a young girl severely burned.

  14. NBC News

    McDonald's found liable in hot Chicken McNugget burn lawsuit (opens NBC News)

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    A second jury will determine how much McDonald’s USA and its franchise owner, Upchurch Foods, will pay the child and her mother.

  15. WSVN Miami

    McDonald’s found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned girl in Tamarac (opens WSVN Miami)

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    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a...

  16. The Daily Caller

    McDonald’s Franchise Found Liable For Four Year Old’s ‘Chicken McNugget Burn’ After Drive-Through Order (opens The Daily Caller)

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    'Unfit for human handling — let alone consumption'

  17. Los Angeles Times

    McDonald's found liable for Chicken McNugget that burned girl's leg (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A jury in Florida says McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on a little girl’s leg and caused second-degree burns.

  18. CNN

    McDonald's found liable after child suffers burns from 'hot' chicken nuggets, Florida jury finds (opens CNN)

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    A South Florida jury returned a split verdict in a civil lawsuit filed against McDonald's and one of its franchisees that alleged "dangerously hot" chicken nuggets from a Happy Meal burned a toddler, according to CNN affiliate WPLG.

  19. Forbes

    200-Degree McNugget Left Child Severely Burned—And McDonald’s Liable, Jury Finds (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The lawsuit drew comparisons to a 1994 case, in which a 79-year-old woman sued McDonald’s after a coffee spilled onto her lap.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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