Personal Injury Law

McDonalds Liable in Sex Abuse Case

By Hurley, McKenna & Mertz

?A jury awarded $6.1 million Friday to a woman who said she was forced to strip in a McDonald's back office after someone called the restaurant posing as a police officer. Louise Ogborn, 21 years old, had sued McDonald's Corp., claiming the fast-food giant failed to warn her and other employees about the caller who already struck other McDonald's stores and other fast-food restaurants across the country. Ms. Ogborn had been seeking $200 million. McDonald's attorneys argued the company was not responsible and contended the company was being sued because of its deep pockets. ?Louise has stood up for what happened to her and what McDonald's failed to do for three-and-a-half years, and this jury just vindicated her completely,? said her attorney, Ann Oldfather. McDonald's is evaluating whether to appeal the decision.?

Associated Press, Wall Street Journal 10/5/07 (Subscription Only)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119160859182050360.html

Full post as published by Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog on October 16, 2007 (boomark / email).