Florida Jury Awards 8-Year-Old Girl $800,000 After Suffering Burns From McDonald’s Chicken McNugget
A jury in Florida awarded $800,000 in damages to a young girl who was severely burned when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled out of the drive-thru of a McDonald’s. The family of Olivia Caraballo, who was 4 at the time, sought $15 million in damages. An initial $400,000 was given for the past four years since the burn incident while another $400,000 was allotted for the future. In May, a separate jury found that McDonald’s was liable for Caraballo’s injury. Caraballo’s mother, Philana Holmes, told a press conference, “I’m actually just happy that they listened to Olivi...