Obesity Suit Against McDonald's Dismissed

World | January 22, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

A lawsuit against McDonald's Corp. that alleged the fast food chain was responsible for children's obesity was dismissed Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet threw out the suit in its entirety. The judge held that the plaintiffs did not show that McDonald's products involve a danger unknown to the public. The suit was brought on behalf of overweight children who consumed foods at two McDonald's located in the Bronx. One of the plaintiffs is a 14-year-old girl who is 4 foot 10 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds.

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