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Texas man sues Whataburger for nearly $1 million after burger had onions on it (www.kens5.com)

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HOUSTON — A Houston man is suing Whataburger for nearly $1 million after he says his burger had onions on it.

Turns out he had asked for a no-onions order.

On July 24, 2024, Demery Ardell Wilson had an allergic reaction after eating a burger that had onions on it at Whataburger, court documents say. He alleges that he requested the fast-food chain to take them off before serving him the burger.

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[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 26 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

When i read the title i knew it was gonna be an allergy thing and yup i was right. Maybe not 1mil but allergies are serious.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 19 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, this story hit me kinda like the McDonald's hot coffee incident; it seemed silly and frivolous on the surface until you realize just how much danger the person could've actually been in.

Though I'm loving the comments in this thread. The arguments over corporate responsibility vs personal responsibility are pretty interesting!

[–] thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I think if a restauraunt says theyre willing to serve someone with serious alergies they should be suable when they fuck up. But I also know that fast food places mess up orders more often than not, and this guy has sued another fast food place for this, so he knows its dangerous to eat at fast food places but does it anyway presuambly because the benefits outway the consequences...

Fast food places just need a sign that says if "you have a serious alergy, dont eat here" or something a little more nuanced