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Burger King Must Face Lawsuit Claiming its Whoppers Are Too Small

A U.S. judge has rejected Burger King’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it cheated hungry customers by making its Whopper sandwich appear larger than it actually is. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in Miami said Burger King must …

McDonald’s Has a Trademark Beef With Australia’s Hungry Jack’s ‘Big Jack’

Global fast food giant McDonald’s Corp. has filed a trademark infringement notice in Australia after the local unit of Burger King created a similar product called the “Big Jack,” according to a local newspaper report on Thursday. Australian franchise Hungry …

Vegans’ Suit Over Impossible Burger Lacks Class Action Ingredients, Judge Rules

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Burger King of deceiving vegan, vegetarian and other customers into thinking it cooked the plant-based patties for its “Impossible Whopper” on different grills than those used to cook beef and chicken. In …

Burger King Says Vegans Should Ask to Have Impossible Whoppers Their Way

Burger King, saying it never billed its “Impossible Whoppers” as vegan or promised to cook them a particular way, said a proposed class action by a vegan customer over the plant-based patties being cooked on the same grills as meat …

Vegan Suing Burger King Over Its ‘Impossible Whopper’ Has a Real Beef: Viewpoint

Is it really true that Burger King’s new Impossible Whopper is, as the ads claim, “100% Whopper, 0% beef”? A lawsuit just filed in federal court in Florida insists that the answer is no. The answer matters. The Impossible Whopper, …

Burger King Franchise in Oklahoma to Pay $30K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit

The operators of a Lawton, Okla., Burger King restaurant have agreed to pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by federal officials. In a lawsuit filed in July 2018, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …

Cold Onion Rings Sparked Attack at New Mexico Burger King, Suit Says

A New Mexico man is suing Burger King after he says a manager attacked him for complaining about cold onion rings. KRQE-TV reported the lawsuit filed in state district court says Robert Deyapp was assaulted in June 2013 when he …