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Frumious Bandersnatch
A MAN is taking a popular fast food chain to court after his drink was allegedly spiked with meth.
Fred Maldonado reportedly ordered a burger and milkshake at the In-N-Out Burger drive-through in Downey, Los Angeles in March last year and felt sick after drinking some of the shake.
According to his lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles court this week, Maldonado found two blue capsules and a napkin at the bottom of the cup the next morning. He took it back to the eatery, where a manager apologised and offered him a free burger.
But toxicology testing five months later revealed the capsules contained the illicit drug methamphetamine.
“Plaintiff did not initially know what the two capsules were, but later testing revealed that they were methamphetamine and that it appeared that they may have been illicitly manufactured,” the lawsuit states.
Maldonado claims he suffered nausea and severe mental distress over the incident. He is accusing the West Coast fast food chain of negligence and strict liability and seeking unspecified damages.
In-N-Out has denied the charges and says it will address the matter in court.
“At In-N-Out Burger, we have always served the freshest, highest quality burgers, fries, and drinks and customer safety is one of our highest priorities,” executive vice president Arnie Wensinger told City News Service.
“We will vigorously defend these baseless claims.”
Source: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...keaway-milkshake/story-fnq2oad4-1227466817543
Fred Maldonado reportedly ordered a burger and milkshake at the In-N-Out Burger drive-through in Downey, Los Angeles in March last year and felt sick after drinking some of the shake.
According to his lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles court this week, Maldonado found two blue capsules and a napkin at the bottom of the cup the next morning. He took it back to the eatery, where a manager apologised and offered him a free burger.
But toxicology testing five months later revealed the capsules contained the illicit drug methamphetamine.
“Plaintiff did not initially know what the two capsules were, but later testing revealed that they were methamphetamine and that it appeared that they may have been illicitly manufactured,” the lawsuit states.
Maldonado claims he suffered nausea and severe mental distress over the incident. He is accusing the West Coast fast food chain of negligence and strict liability and seeking unspecified damages.
In-N-Out has denied the charges and says it will address the matter in court.
“At In-N-Out Burger, we have always served the freshest, highest quality burgers, fries, and drinks and customer safety is one of our highest priorities,” executive vice president Arnie Wensinger told City News Service.
“We will vigorously defend these baseless claims.”
Source: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...keaway-milkshake/story-fnq2oad4-1227466817543
