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McDonald’s in hot water – again!

A group of 12 UK law firms, led by Manchester-based Slater Heelis Collier Littler and London’s Shamash & Steel, is targeting McDonald’s with initial claims on behalf of 20 customers (mainly children). They allege that drinks were knowingly served at dangerously high temperatures in breach of both the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the Occupiers Liability Act 1957.

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