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A year after being served a Whopper with some extra-special sauce inside, a sheriff’s deputy in Washington state has filed a lawsuit against Burger King, claiming the company was negligent for having an employee that spat in his burger.<\/p>\n
It was March 24, 2009, when the deputy — in full uniform and driving his patrol vehicle — pulled into the drive-thru and ordered a Whopper. The deputy claims he sensed something was amiss in the Burger Kingdom when the employee who handed him his order could not make eye contact.<\/p>\n
The deputy inspected his Whopper and discovered what appeared to be a phlegmy gob of spit between the buns. Suspecting a crime had taken place, he summoned other deputies to the scene, who took the Whopper into evidence.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, the DNA in the saliva on the burger was matched to that of a 22-year-old employee. He pled guilty to third-degree assault against an officer and was sentenced to three months in jail.<\/p>\n
But now the deputy wants BK to answer for the incident.<\/p>\n
In a lawsuit filed in district court, the deputy alleges Burger King was “negligent in their selection, training and supervision of its employees… and failing to provide them with adequate standards.” <\/p>\n
In addition to the spitter, the plaintiff’s lawyer claims that the employee who actually handed the burger to the deputy had hepatitis.<\/p>\n
“There’s been no assurance after the fact that they’ve changed anything,” said his attorney. “We haven’t gotten anything — not even an apology.”<\/p>\n
The suit seeks unspecified damages and a change in Burger King’s hiring and supervision policies.<\/p>\n