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Judge allows lawsuit alleging McRib contains no rib meat to proceed against McDonald’s
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A federal judge in Chicago ruled Friday that McDonald’s must face a proposed class action over its McRib sandwich. Judge April Perry rejected the company’s bid to dismiss consumer deception, fraud and unjust enrichment claims and dismissed five other claims without prejudice. Four consumers who filed the suit in December allege the patty is designed to resemble pork ribs despite containing no rib meat. McDonald’s has denied the allegations, according to UPI. Reports citing the court filing say the judge found it too early to conclude that consumers could not reasonably expect rib meat, citing a survey in which 72% expected rib meat in the sandwich.
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A federal judge in Chicago ruled that the lawsuit against McDonald’s may proceed.
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Judge April Perry rejected McDonald’s bid to dismiss the consumer deception, fraud and unjust enrichment claims.
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The judge dismissed five other claims in the lawsuit without prejudice.
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Four consumers who filed the suit in December allege the McRib patty is designed to resemble pork ribs despite containing no rib meat.
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McDonald’s has denied the allegations, according to the report.
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Reports citing the court filing say the judge found it too early to conclude consumers could not reasonably expect rib meat in the McRib.
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All three outlets report that a federal judge let a consumer lawsuit over the McRib’s meat proceed. Right-side outlets stress the ruling as a setback for McDonald’s and the judge’s reasoning, while the center outlet leads with the allegation and adds McDonald’s denial.
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UPI’s headline puts the allegation first, that the McRib contains no rib meat, and attributes it to the lawsuit rather than to the judge.
McDonald's must face lawsuit alleging McRib contains no rib meat
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The New York Post headline, from a Fox Business report, calls the ruling a legal setback; Breitbart’s video headline reports the ruling plainly and names the judge.
VIDEO: Federal Judge Rules McDonald's Must Face Lawsuit over McRib Sandwich
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The claim that the name overstates the meat is attributed to unnamed people rather than to the plaintiffs or another identified source.
The issue surrounds the meat used inside the popular sandwich that some believe does not live up to its name, Fox Business reported.
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- dismissal of five other claims without prejudice
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McDonald's must face lawsuit alleging McRib contains no rib meat
McDonald's is being sued by four people on claims it misleads customers into believing its popular McRib sandwich contains actual pork rib meat.
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VIDEO: Federal Judge Rules McDonald's Must Face Lawsuit over McRib Sandwich
Fast food giant McDonald's must face a proposed class action lawsuit regarding its famous McRib sandwich, a federal judge in Chicago ruled Friday.
McDonald’s dealt legal setback as judge allows lawsuit over McRib’s ‘lack of rib meat’ to proceed
The lawsuit alleges that McDonald's designed the McRib patty to resemble a rack of pork ribs despite containing no actual rib meat.
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