Burger King Must Defend Misleading Whopper Lawsuit, Judge Rules

Fast meals chain Burger King finds itself in a flame-broiled fiasco.

A U.S. choose dominated this week {that a} lawsuit alleging the corporate cheated its clients by misrepresenting the dimensions of its Whopper sandwiches, wouldn’t be dismissed, per the chain’s request. 

The ruling got here from U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in Miami, Reuters reported this week. The lawsuit alleges that Whopper sandwiches on menu boards in shops mislead clients, making a breach of contract. The go well with can also be pursuing negligence-based and unjust enrichment claims, Reuters experiences. 

The class motion lawsuit alleges that the burgers seem 35% bigger on menu boards, with components that “overflow over the bun”. The go well with additionally alleges that the burgers on the menu boards have “more than double” the meat that the chain truly serves. 

In its response the quick meals chain argued that it did not must serve up meals that appeared “exactly like the picture”. Altman, nonetheless, in the end determined that it will be as much as a jury to “tell us what reasonable people think.”

In a press release, Burger King mentioned: “The plaintiffs’ claims are false. The flame-grilled beef patties portrayed in our advertising are the same patties used in the millions of Whopper sandwiches we serve to guests nationwide.”

For these trying to observe together with the motion at dwelling, the docket is “Coleman et al v Burger King Corp, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, No. 22-20925”.

In Brooklyn, New York federal courtroom, each McDonald’s and Wendy’s face comparable fits, Reuters famous.