Gospel Singer Sues McDonald

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A gospel singer is suing McDonald?s after she swallowed a piece of glass found in a chicken sandwich.

Jacqueline Simpson said that she encountered the stray shard after ordering a meal from the fast food chain back in 2010. The singer claims that swallowing the glass had an adverse affect on her vocal chords. Since her singing voice has ultimately been destroyed, Simpsons decided to file a lawsuit against McDonald?s.

Business Insider reports that the change in the woman?s voice was almost immediate. The problem is so severe that she if often mistaken for a man during phone calls. :huh:

?Now when I sing, I have a hoarse, rattly voice. I still sing alto, but I can?t sing soprano like I used to,? Simpson explained to the New York Post.

She continued, ?I have to make a lot of calls for work, and I have to tell people that I?m not a man. Before, that never happened.?

The singer, who is also a clerk with the Attorney General?s office, has decided to sue McDonald?s over the damage done to her vocal chords. Simpson filed the lawsuit in Brooklyn last week.

The chain has yet to respond to Jacqueline Simpson?s lawsuit as of this writing.

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[+primortal Subscriber²]

So we wait for 3 years before we decide to sue.... How are you going to prove the glass shard came from a McD's sandwich after waiting so long.

[Astra.Xtreme]

Err... why did she wait 3 and a half years? I think that will severely hurt her case.

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I guess McDonald's is at fault. But then again, they mass produce their food and I'm pretty sure there are factory quality standards that allow a certain percentage of this kind of stuff through. That's the reasion you can get a dead rodent or other, non-edible stuff in canned foods. As long as McDonald's passed the standards like that, I don't know if they can guilty.

Obviously, if this was a regular restaurant that made food to order, it would totally be their fault. But this whole factory produced food gray area throws me for a loop. I would assume this woman and her lawyers would have to prove the glass was the direct reason why her voice got worse. If so, they might have a case.

I mean, we are talking about the broken legal system that awarded a plaintiff a ton of money because McDonald's served a regular (hot) coffee that they spilled and burned themselves...

[ILikeTobacco]

I mean, we are talking about the broken legal system that awarded a plaintiff a ton of money because McDonald's served a regular (hot) coffee that they spilled and burned themselves...

That is not true. That case involved coffee so hot it caused 3rd degree burns.

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I don't remember ever seeing anything served in glass at McDonald's.

Would have to come from a broken window.

[adrynalyne]

I don't remember ever seeing anything served in glass at McDonald's.

Would have to come from a broken window.

It could come from multiple manufacturing processes, or even from another supplier....

Things fall into mixers, bags and such all the time.

[FloatingFatMan]

Umm.. Biology fail? The larynx is in the trachea, not the esophagus. She would have had to have inhaled the glass, not swallowed it...

[XerXis]

I guess McDonald's is at fault. But then again, they mass produce their food and I'm pretty sure there are factory quality standards that allow a certain percentage of this kind of stuff through. That's the reasion you can get a dead rodent or other, non-edible stuff in canned foods. As long as McDonald's passed the standards like that, I don't know if they can guilty.

Obviously, if this was a regular restaurant that made food to order, it would totally be their fault. But this whole factory produced food gray area throws me for a loop. I would assume this woman and her lawyers would have to prove the glass was the direct reason why her voice got worse. If so, they might have a case.

I mean, we are talking about the broken legal system that awarded a plaintiff a ton of money because McDonald's served a regular (hot) coffee that they spilled and burned themselves...

I'm pretty sure glass shards and dead rodents fall outside of any food safety standards .... I don't know what country you live in, but a dead rodent inside of a can would warrent an immediate shutdown, recall and health inspection in mine.

That said, I always get suspicious when I hear someone waited a large amount of time before suing. Why didn't she sue immediately after ingesting the glass, and how could she know it was glass anyway when she swallowed it, did she throw up after in the mcdo and found a piece of glass? In that case, settle immediatly, do not wait three years :s

[xendrome]

I guess McDonald's is at fault. But then again, they mass produce their food and I'm pretty sure there are factory quality standards that allow a certain percentage of this kind of stuff through...

Actually it would probably be the food distributor or mfg that is at fault. The problem here is you have to show some type of negligence on the part of McDonalds or whoever is ultimately going to be at fault.

[SupportGeek]

Not really sure why she is suing McDonald's, shouldn't she sue the supplier of the McChicken patties?

Also, doesn't she chew? I seem to be able to detect the smallest grain of damn sand in anything I eat, and when I do, I get rid of it, I don't swallow the sand

[xendrome]

I'm pretty sure glass shards and dead rodents fall outside of any food safety standards .... I don't know what country you live in, but a dead rodent inside of a can would warrent an immediate shutdown, recall and health inspection in mine.

Welcome to the internet, everyone here is an expert. So you'll see comments like the one you were responding to. And yes of course there is no "allowed" limit of GLASS in peoples food... Good way to ruin your rep and lose all of your customers. The competition would just have to advertise "We allow 0% glass in our food"

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

Umm.. Biology fail? The larynx is in the trachea, not the esophagus. She would have had to have inhaled the glass, not swallowed it...

Yeah, her vocal chords are in her larynx. Either she inhaled a shard of glass and choked or the shard of glass cut through thick muscle tissue to get from her esophagus to her larynx. Neither scenarios seem plausible because the former would have been an immediate issue and the latter is highly improbable.

[Hum]

It could come from multiple manufacturing processes, or even from another supplier....

Things fall into mixers, bags and such all the time.

Which is why McDonald's should win the lawsuit.

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That is not true. That case involved coffee so hot it caused 3rd degree burns.

I guess you're another person similar to the one in the lawsuit that doesn't realize coffee is made with boiling water.

[majortom1981]

How are they going to prove that it was mcdonalds fault after 3 years? do they have video proof with time she was a t mcdonalds and then at the doctors the next day? IF they do not how do they think they will win?

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^ Lawyers can create facts where there are none. :D

[ILikeTobacco]

I guess you're another person similar to the one in the lawsuit that doesn't realize coffee is made with boiling water.

How it's made is irrelevant. My coffee isn't boiled for one. Two, what matters is how you serve it. You can't possibly have a single legitimate reason for severing boiling water to drink.

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^ The idea on McDonald's part, was so the commuting customers would have reasonably warm coffee when they got to work.

Not saying they did the right thing.

[ILikeTobacco]

^ The idea on McDonald's part, was so the commuting customers would have reasonably warm coffee when they got to work.

Not saying they did the right thing.

They serve their food/drinks for immediate consumption.Thats a basic fact of fast food. Maybe they should start serving their fries in containers that still have boiling oil in them so people can eat them later?

[Hum]

^ Many ppl in the mornings are on the way to work -- they buy coffee -- they are trying to accommodate them.

[techbeck]

Sounds to me that she got old, her voice changed, and God did nothing about it.

[+Ryster Subscriber²]

They serve their food/drinks for immediate consumption.Thats a basic fact of fast food. Maybe they should start serving their fries in containers that still have boiling oil in them so people can eat them later?

I'm sorry, but hot drinks like tea and coffee are generally made with boiling water. This is how it is. It's why kettles click off as the water comes to the boil. If you're stupid enough to just gulp down a drink labelled as a hot drink (not warm drink) without sipping to test it, then nobody is at fault but yourself.

Also the comment about food, it is NOT unusual for restaurants to serve food that is literally sizzling. It's common (is it really that common any more?) sense that you wait for it to cool before consuming it. Seriously, nobody takes responsibility for their own actions anymore, it's always somebody elses fault. Sue!

That said, glass in your burger is entirely different. She has grounds to sue for that, though waiting for 3+ years is questionable.

[SierraSonic]

I guess you're another person similar to the one in the lawsuit that doesn't realize coffee is made with boiling water.

And you would be wrong, water boils at 212 degrees. In most states, law dictates that coffee shouldn't be brewed over 205 degrees, depending on the state of course. https://legacy.daydo...32&ArticleID=14

I'm sorry, but hot drinks like tea and coffee are generally made with boiling water. This is how it is. It's why kettles click off as the water comes to the boil. If you're stupid enough to just gulp down a drink labelled as a hot drink (not warm drink) without sipping to test it, then nobody is at fault but yourself.

Also the comment about food, it is NOT unusual for restaurants to serve food that is literally sizzling. It's common (is it really that common any more?) sense that you wait for it to cool before consuming it. Seriously, nobody takes responsibility for their own actions anymore, it's always somebody elses fault. Sue!

That said, glass in your burger is entirely different. She has grounds to sue for that, though waiting for 3+ years is questionable.

You would be wrong too. :)

[ninja502]

Err... why did she wait 3 and a half years? I think that will severely hurt her case.

The singer, who is also a clerk with the Attorney General?s office, has decided to sue McDonald?s over the damage done to her vocal chords. Simpson filed the lawsuit in Brooklyn last week.

The chain has yet to respond to Jacqueline Simpson?s lawsuit as of this writing.

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that could have something to do with it :)