How about some accountability for your own actions and decisions…look on any major news site and read more about this…what is everyone’s opinion of this one?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 5-foot-10-inch, 272-pound man has sued four major fast food chains, claiming their fare contributed to his obesity, heart disease and diabetes, his attorney said on Friday.
The class-action lawsuit, filed in the Bronx Supreme Court on July 24, is seeking undetermined compensatory damages against McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King on behalf of 56-year-old maintenance worker Caesar Barber and others.
The lawsuit, which estimates that millions of Americans could be included in the claim, also seeks to have the companies label individual products with fat, salt, cholesterol and other dietary content as well as to warn users of the health effects.
New York attorney Samuel Hirsch, who is representing Barber, said consumers are not getting adequate warning about foods that could cause obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol levels.
“Fast food chains failed to disclose the contents in terms of calories, fat grams and sodium. Even when posted, the information is not easily understandable to the public,” said Hirsch.
A National Restaurant Association executive said the lawsuit “gives frivolous a bad name.”
“This lawsuit, which solely makes restaurants responsible for obesity in America, swallows a simplistic notion,” said Steven Anderson, president and CEO of the Washington-based association. “It is a blatant attempt to capitalize on the recent news stories on the growing rates of obesity.”
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Barber told MSNBC he didn’t realize fried food was bad for him until three years ago, and that he had been eating fast food for decades because it was convenient.
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