A mother is suing McDonald’s after she claimed her two-year-old son ate a used condom he found in the chain’s play area.
Anishi Spencer filed the suit – which seeks at least $50,000 in damages – on Wednesday.
She claims in the suit she visited the Chicago restaurant with sons Jonathan, then three, and Jacquel, two, on February 4, 2012, when they allegedly found the used condom on the play area floor of the outlet at Kezie Avenue.
The toddler allegedly found the used condom on the play area floor of the outlet at Kedzie Avenue, Chicago
She said son Jacquel then later coughed up a piece of the condom and both of her young children had to receive medical treatment.
The suit accuses McDonald’s Corporation and McDonald’s of Illinois of failing to properly clean ‘hazardous debris’ from an area used by children, the Chicago Sun Times reports.
It also claims the chain did not use surveillance to uncover any ‘deviant activities’ on the grounds.
A McDonald’s spokesman said: ‘Providing a safe, clean environment is a top priority for us. This restaurant is no exception.
‘We take these matters seriously and investigate all claims to gather the facts. At the time the lawsuit was filed, we had not completed our investigation and at no time have we been given the alleged object in question to examine.
‘These are just allegations and we strongly caution anyone from jumping to conclusions without having the facts. Because this is now a pending legal matter, it would be inappropriate to further comment or speculate.’
The three-count premises liability suit claims negligence, and seeks compensation for the children’s medical treatment. It seeks at least $50,000 in damages.
Mother Anishi Spencer filed the suit, which seeks at least $50,000 in damages, at Cook County Circuit Court on Wednesday
Source: dailymail
And where was this very foolsh woman when her 2 yeard old was supposedly doing what he was doing? How many mothers leave their 2 year olds alone in a public space and she has the nerve to sue the restaurant? I think she should have the social services come by her home and check on how well her children are cared for.
Her boyfriends condom, no doubt.
Right? I am about to have my first child and believe me, he will NEVER have the opportunity to eat a used condom off of the ground at McDonald’s.. And the part about the child “allegedly” coughing up a piece of the condom reeks of BS..
Smells like another freeloader mother with a shyster lawyer trying to shake down MacDonalds for some settlement money. She should have bought the kid a Happy Meal and then he wouldn’t have been eating stuff off the ground. Sorry no sympathy here.