Suit Says McDonald’s Hot Pickle Left Scar

A woman who claims she was permanently scarred after a hot pickle from a McDonald’s hamburger fell on her chin is suing the restaurant for $110,000. Veronica M. Martin claims in a lawsuit filed in Knox County Circuit Court in Knoxville, Tenn., that the burn also caused her physical and mental pain. Her husband, Darrin, is seeking $15,000 for being “deprived of the services and consortium of his wife.” In 1994, a New Mexico woman was awarded $2.7 million after suing McDonald’s for burns she suffered from coffee she spilled in her lap. A judge later lowered the award to about $500,000, and the parties reportedly settled for a lesser amount.