Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The restaurant chain will pay $700,000 for falsely claiming to sell halal chicken to Muslim customers.
A lengthy lawsuit involving a McDonald's franchise in east Dearborn is finally over. Wayne County Circuit Judge Kathleen Macdonald finalized a $700,000 settlement on Wednesday between McDonald's Corp. and its customers over claims the restaurant, located at 13158 Ford Road, falsely advertised its food as prepared according to Islamic law. Dearborn Heights resident Ahmed Ahmed filed a lawsuit against the company in 2011, claiming that he bought a chicken sandwich at the restaurant but found it wasn't halal. Islamic law requires that God's name must be invoked before an animal providing meat for consumption is slaughtered. The settlement was originally finalized in March, but Macdonald extended the public comment period after Dearborn lawyer…
Monday, March 18, 2013
A local franchise of the company was sued in 2011 for allegedly falsely claiming to sell halal meats to consumers.
The settlement period in a class action lawsuit against McDonald's and a local franchisee in Dearborn has been extended. According to the Associated Press, Wayne County Circuit Judge Kathleen Macdonald ruled on March 12 that the settlement period for those who ate chicken sandwiches that were falsely advertised as halal at two McDonald’s restaurants in Dearborn will be extended for another 28 days. On Jan 18, the company agreed to pay a $700,000 settlement after a Dearborn Heights man sued McDonald's in 2011 for false advertising and deception. “Halal” refers to meeting Islamic requirements for preparing food. God’s name must be invoked before an animal providing meat for consumption is slaughtered. The lawsuit covers anyone who ate the …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
A local franchise of the company was sued in 2011 for allegedly falsely claiming to sell halal meats to consumers.
McDonald's and a local franchisee have agreed to pay a $700,000 settlement after a Dearborn Heights man sued the company over a Dearborn branch that allegedly served meats they falsely claimed were halal. According to the Huffington Post, Ahmed Ahmed filed the lawsuit in 2011 against the McDonald's location at Ford Road and Oakman Boulevard after consuming a chicken sandwich there. He later found out that though the restaurant advertised the chicken as adhering to Islamic dietary guidelines known as halal, it actually wasn't. Both this and the McDonald's on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn advertise selling halal products. They are the only two halal McDonald's restaurants in the United States. No other locations were named in the lawsuit. …
Daniel R. Hawkins
12:56 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013
not advisement but 'appeasement'. sorry more ›