Posted on 01/04/2019 7:29:27 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
WOOD VILLAGE, Ore. - A man from Portland, Oregon says he was trapped in a Burger King bathroom for more than an hour and was promised free burger meals for life in settlement over the ordeal, but now he says BK isn’t holding up its end of the bargain, so he’s suing the fast food restaurant.
Curtis Brooner said he used the restroom at a Portland Burger King on Dec. 15. But when he tried to get out of the room, the door would not open, KOIN reported.
Brooner said he had the receipt from his meal and called the number listed on the paper for help. Employees were not able to open the door from the outside. They slid a fly swatter telling Brooner to pry the lock with that, but it didn’t work and he says he sliced his hand using the tool, KATU reported.
Brooner said that he could hear employees laughing at him while he waited to get out of the restroom, KATU reported.
A locksmith was eventually called, and Brooner was able to leave the restroom.
In the lawsuit filed this week, Brooner said that workers gave him a bandage and some ointment for his cut and offered the man a lifetime supply of Burger King meals at no cost in settlement for his predicament.
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And frankly, the burgers don’t cost the store that much, and the guy was likely to get tired of them, or move away, or forget, so the deal they gave him was actually a good idea from their perspective.
So long as they stipulated that he had to be physically present to get the burgers, and that he’d only get one free burger a day, they’d be crazy not to take the deal.
Their bathroom imprisoned him for an hour. They essentially held him hostage. This isn’t some slip-and-fall thing, they couldn’t get the door open either.
Okay...
So we have him
1. Being detained against his wishes.
2. Having emotional distress from the event and the employee’s reaction (laughter).
3. Sustaining a bodily injury.
4. Being lied to by employees who negotiated with him in bad faith.
Were I the legal council of BK, I would say cut that $10K check immediately.
He did, then Burger King reneged on the deal.
Given the overall appearance of a couple of BK’s near my house (and yes, I live in an upper middle class suburb). being offered burgers for life does not sound appealing to me.
“I’m shocked the restroom door even closed in the first place.”
LOL
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