Our Victim Culture

Man says hold the cheese, claims McDonald's didn't, sues for $10 million

A Morgantown man, his mother and his friend are suing McDonald's for $10 million.

The man says he bit into a hamburger and had a severe allergic reaction to the cheese melted on it. Jeromy Jackson, who is in his early 20s, says he clearly ordered two Quarter Pounders without cheese at the McDonald's restaurant in Star City before heading to Clarksburg.

The lawsuit alleges Jeromy "was only moments from death" or serious injury by the time he reached the hospital. Houston said his clients were in Morgantown in October 2005 and stopped at the Star City McDonald's on the way home to Clarksburg. Jeromy Jackson was living with his mother at the time.

Jeromy did his part to make it known he didn't want cheese on the hamburgers because he is allergic, Houston said. He told a worker through the ordering speaker and then two workers face-to-face at the pay and pick-up windows that he couldn't eat cheese, Houston said.

"By my count, he took at least five independent steps to make sure that thing had no cheese on it," Houston said. "And it did and almost cost him his life."

After getting the food, the three drove to Clarksburg and started to eat the food in a darkened room where they were going to watch a movie, Houston said.

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OK one thing I can see where this can be thrown out of court (but it won't).

1. His lawyer says he took "5 steps to make sure it had no cheese". Really? He could have avoided everything if he had done the most fool-proof check of all - open the bun to see if it has cheese! Like duh. How stupid are people? I had a girlfriend who was allergic to anything dairy and she checked EVERYTHING thoroughly like it was a crime scene on "CSI". She caught any cheese or milk by product every time.

There were two other people with him. None of these rocket scientists bothered to check for him?

Lastly, he ordered two Quarter Pounders. How big is this guy? Two? That's a half pound of meat plus bread & condiments. How about a side salad fat boy. For someone with food allergies you'd think he'd eat a better diet. And why not simply order 4 hamburgers? They don't come with cheese - ever.

Didn't this guy see Lethal Weapon 2 where Joe Pesci explains why you don't order at the drive-thru window?

Just another example of our victim culture where no one is responsible for their own actions. I think McDonald's is liable for his medical costs and that's it. Beyond that, the judge should call him an idiot and kick him out of the court room - and his Mom's house.