MASSACHUSETTS --A Franklin couple is seeking $200,000 in damages from a Quincy Dunkin’ Donuts and its insurer, claiming their toddler burned his neck on a “dangerously hot” hash brown patty served at a drive-through. In a civil suit filed last month, the parents of Cullen MacLeod, 23 months, claim their son suffered “serious and permanent burn injuries” after the hot hash brown fell from his mouth and onto his neck, where it immediately stuck. “It took only seconds for the extremely high temperature of the interior portion of the food item to severely burn and blister (Cullen’s) skin,” attorney Joseph K. Curran Jr. wrote in a complaint filed in Norfolk Superior Court. Before handing the hash brown to her son to eat, the boy’s mother, Robin, checked it and found it was “lukewarm,” the suit states. The family claims the hash brown heated up “unevenly” and that the food’s interior temperature was “unsafe for public consumption.” The Jan. 14 episode left the boy with burns on his neck and chin, the suit states. Curran, who represents Robin and Greg MacLeod, said the suit is different from the notorious McDonald’s scalding coffee case. “The perception attached to a case like this is that it’s a McDonald’s-like case, which it is not. It will stand on its own merits,” Curran said. He declined to elaborate on the toddler’s injuries and said the boy’s parents are not giving interviews. Dunkin’ spokesman Andrew Mastrangelo said in an e-mail, “At Dunkin’ Donuts, the well-being of our customers is our number one priority. We have been made aware of the complaint and we are looking into the situation.” The suit also accuses the franchise’s insurer, CNA Insurance Company of Chicago, of refusing to make a “good faith offer” to settle the claim. A CNA spokeswoman could not immediately provide a comment on the civil suit yesterday afternoon. Source
this is as ridiculous as the man who sues the barber cuz the barber cut off the side hair the man used to cover his bald top. NEVER ASSUME, the parents are careless on the first place.
some lady wont a case where she sued mcd for coffee burning her because it's too hot..i think she got liek $2 million...ppl can sue for anything and get money these days
I didn't even finish reading it and my thought was at the McDonald case a few years ago, and what did you know, that McDonald case is also mentioned here as well, it's just funny how they say it's not the same. The morons that let that lady won her case in the McDonald law suit has open up a whole bunch of retarded law suits.
was the mcdonalds one where the lady put it between her legs? i think the parents will win the case, but they should have been more careful feeding the kid.
wtf this is ridiculous suing someone else for your own bad parenting. if they were feeding the toddler they should've used fucking common sense and tear apart the food. obviously it was going to be hot inside fucking dumbasses.
this is so stupid...i really hope they dont win....i mean yeh poor kid but they should of known better...
I agree. If you're feeding your child then you should watch them eat, handing them food that was most likely deep fried isn't the smartest thing in the world. Also, how could it have been unevenly warm. Most hashbrowns are deep fried, meaning that it is immersed in hot oil, how the hell could it have been unevenly heated? I think the mother handed the hot hash brown to her kid and he burnt himself. They probably sued for money to pay for the hospital and stuff.
Stupid parents...think the first thing they thought seeing their baby burnt is law suit... What was she doing with hot coffee between her legs?!?!
What the hell are parents giving a 23 month old hash browns for? Is that healthy development for a child? America.....the fat country.
