Florida Federal Judge Tosses Class Suit Over McDonald’s Cheese Charges

Mealey's (November 13, 2018, 9:48 AM EST) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Nov. 2 ruled that a putative class complaint, which alleged that some franchised locations of McDonald’s overcharge customers who choose to have certain hamburgers without cheese, failed to state any viable claims and that any “additional amendments would be futile” (Cynthia E. Kissner, et al. v. McDonald’s Corporation, No. 18-61026, S.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 192585)....