"Florida Girl Receives $800,000 in Damages for McDonald's Chicken McNugget Burn"

A South Florida jury has awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who suffered second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget fell on her leg as her mother pulled away from a McDonald's drive-thru. The family had sought $15 million in damages, but the jury decided on the lower amount after deliberating for less than two hours. The verdict form allocated $400,000 for the past four years and another $400,000 for the future from McDonald's USA and its franchise operator. The jury found the company and franchise owner liable for the injury, which occurred outside a McDonald's in Tamarac.