- A New York City woman, Catherine Luongo, is suing McDonald's, alleging she sustained severe burns to her mouth and tongue from "extremely hot fries" served at a Manhattan restaurant on March 5.
- Luongo's civil complaint claims McDonald's employees were negligent for failing to provide a safe order of fries and not warning her about the "overheated and not safe for human consumption" product.
- The lawsuit states Luongo suffered physical trauma, a severe shock to her nervous system and mental anguish, requiring medical attention for injuries that "may be permanent and lasting."
- Luongo is seeking unspecified money damages, asserting that the occurrence was solely due to the defendants' negligence and not her own fault.
- The case draws parallels to other lawsuits against fast-food chains for hot food injuries, including a well-known 1994 case where a jury awarded damages to a woman burned by McDonald's coffee.
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