This was sent in by a hungry Detroit ScaryPlace reader who credits Reuters.
An 11-year old Detroit boy filed a $1 million lawsuit
against fast food giant McDonald's Corp on Monday after he allegedly ate part
of cheeseburger that was infested with maggots, his lawyer said.
The boy, Vincent Ingram, discovered the maggots after
chomping into the cheeseburger at home on June 19, said the attorney, Arnold
Reed. "His sister is standing next to him and starts freaking out, because
she sees these things crawling around his mouth and out of his mouth. She starts
screaming," Reed told Reuters in an interview.
Reed said Ingram swallowed at least half a dozen of the
maggots. As evidence, his mother saved the rest of the cheeseburger and the
boy's vomit.
"Since this incident, he's been freaking out. He
won't eat," Reed added.
The lawsuit filed in Wayne County Circuit Court in Michigan
says Ingram ate the cheeseburger shortly after it was bought, but does not specify
in what amount of time.
McDonald's in a statement called the allegations "questionable,"
and said it had not received any facts to back up the claims. "We have
not been provided with any evidence to validate this claim," the company's
statement said.
"I'll have a McMaggot with Cheese, please. And supersize it!"
I usually figure these types of lawsuits to be bogus. I mean, afterall, who thinks to save vomit? Now tell the truth... how many of you would be willing to slip a few maggots into your brother or sister's hamburger when they aren't looking, just to see their face when they bite into it? (Besides, the Bushmen in Australia love maggots! Didn't you see Survivor?)