https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/12/mcdonalds-obesity-class-action-dismissed/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:26:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/12/mcdonalds-obesity-class-action-dismissed/comment-page-1/#comment-110810 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:26:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20560#comment-110810 […] New fast food restaurants were recently banned in South Los Angeles, based on a kooky “food apartheid” claim by the Los Angeles City Council.  Never mind that baked goods are a bigger source of calories for kids than fast-food items like pizza, and that some people lose weight eating at McDonald’s, like me, Soso Whaley, and a Richmond man who lost 86 pounds.  A court recently blocked a class-action lawsuit against McDonald’s over obesity. […]

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/12/mcdonalds-obesity-class-action-dismissed/comment-page-1/#comment-110073 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:22:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=20560#comment-110073 […] On the other hand, a federal judge recently refused to certify a class-action lawsuit against McDonald’s over claims it made people obese. […]

]]>