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Appeals court reinstates lawsuit blaming McDonald's for making people fat (TYRANT JUDGE ALERT)
Canadian Press ^ | 1-25-04

Posted on 01/25/2005 8:29:00 PM PST by Dan from Michigan

Appeals court reinstates lawsuit blaming McDonald's for making people fat

2 hours, 15 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AP) - A court Tuesday revived a class-action lawsuit blaming McDonald's for making people fat, reinstating claims pertaining to deceptive advertising.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (news - web sites) said New York's general business law requires a plaintiff to show only that deceptive advertising was misleading and that the plaintiff was injured as a result. A lower court judge twice previously tossed out the lawsuit. In a statement, Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's Corp. said "common sense tells you this particular case makes no sense," adding the ruling "simply delays the inevitable conclusion that this case is without merit."

A message left for the lawyer representing two children named in the lawsuit was not immediately returned.

The lawsuit alleges that tens of thousands of children have suffered obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and other health problems after being misled about McDonald's products.

In an earlier ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet said consumers cannot blame McDonald's if they choose to eat at its fast-food restaurants.

"If a person knows or should know that eating copious orders of supersized McDonald's products is unhealthy and may result in weight gain," Sweet had written, "it is not the place of the law to protect them from their own excesses."


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blackrobetyrant; extortion; foodpolice; jerks; judges; judicialactivists; lawsuit; powerhungry
The 2nd Appeals Court needs to be impeached for poor behavior. Someone needs to stand up to these judges.
1 posted on 01/25/2005 8:29:02 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
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To: Dan from Michigan

This is the stupidest person on earth..sad that oscar decided to nominate this idiot..not even McDonald would want you to eat their products 24/7...what an idiot..just like mike moron...

2 posted on 01/25/2005 8:34:02 PM PST by BerniesFriend
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To: Dan from Michigan

3 posted on 01/25/2005 9:10:19 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

I was hoping someone would post that pic. Thanks! :) It sums up my sentiments, that's for sure.


4 posted on 01/25/2005 9:11:38 PM PST by exnavychick (There's too much youth; how about a fountain of smart?)
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To: Dan from Michigan

Disgusting!!!


5 posted on 01/25/2005 9:44:26 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: Frank_2001

These kids ought to be sueing their folks not McDonalds noone twisted their arm to go there and their folks doled out the bucks for them to do it.


6 posted on 01/25/2005 10:57:09 PM PST by snowman1
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