DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A judge has approved a long-awaited $700,000 settlement between a Dearborn McDonalds and people who say they ate chicken sandwiches, that should have been prepared as HALAL: the Muslim equivalent of Kosher.
Ahmed Ahmed, the Dearborn Heights man who represents plaintiffs in the class-action suit, claims he bought a chicken sandwich in September 2011 at the restaurant but found it wasn’t prepared according to Islamic law.
Islam forbids consumption of pork, and God’s name must be invoked before an animal providing meat for consumption is slaughtered.
The McDonald’s restaurant chain and one of its franchise owners agreed in January to the tentative settlement that would be shared by Ahmed, as well as a Detroit health clinic, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn and lawyers.
The two sides met Wednesday for final approval before Wayne County Circuit Judge Kathleen Macdonald, who has overseen the case and refereed objections by outside groups since a preliminary deal was announced in January. The settlement was originally set to be finalized March 1, but Macdonald extended the public comment period after pressure from Dearborn lawyer Majed Moughni, who criticized the class-action settlement on Facebook and was temporarily barred from communicating publicly about the case.
Ahmed’s portion of the settlement is considered an “incentive award” and represents his work on the case, his attorneys say.
“As a firm, we’ve borne the burden of litigating this case for over 19 months, and have paid a steep price in time and money to do so,” Kassem Dakhlallah, an attorney whose firm represents Ahmed and the class, told The Associated Press in an email. “We are happy that we are able to finalize this case and get the settlement funds paid to the Huda Clinic to be used for medical care for the community, and to the Arab American National Museum to be used to allow our young ones to continue their educations after high school.”
via Deal Approved In Muslims’ Suit Against McDonald’s « CBS Detroit.
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they are adapting to Dearborn Michigan muslims?the same ones who were throwing bottles,urine,boxes,stones and spitting on christians?
Who cares what they think,they hate infidels yet more than a half of them are on welfare.Hypocrites.
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Yes, I think they call it Jizyah. ( A tax from infidels to muslims) I’m proud to be called an Infidel. And what bothers me the most about this, is that Christians and Jewish people have no control over halal foods, that are being sacrificed to idols. That goes against our religion! Maybe we should start a lawsuit.
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McDonald’s you should be ashamed to let Islam push you around!!! Who was here first McDonald’s? Those who come to America are EXPECTED to ASSIMILATE to America! If you DON’T LIKE what our American founded businesses have to offer—DON’T COME HERE—it’s that simple. AND for those who are of the Islamic faith and taking THIS lawsuit against McDonald’s AS an EXAMPLE— DON’T you DARE get attitude towards any other faith that has religious dietary guidelines—REMEMBER— Hypocrisy WILL bite you in the butt every time. Have a good day!!!
Type Public
Traded as NYSE: MCD
Dow Jones Industrial Average Component
S&P 500 Component
Industry Restaurants
Founded May 15, 1940 in San Bernardino, California;
McDonald’s Corporation, April 15, 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois
Founder(s) Richard and Maurice McDonald McDonald’s restaurant concept;
Ray Kroc, McDonald’s Corporation founder.
Headquarters Oak Brook, Illinois, U.S.
Number of locations 34,000+ worldwide[1]
Area served Worldwide
Key people Andrew J. McKenna
(Chairman)
Don Thompson
(President and CEO)
Products Fast food
(hamburgers • chicken • french fries • soft drinks • coffee • milkshakes • salads • desserts • breakfast)
Revenue US$ 27.56 billion (2012)[2]
Operating income US$ 8.60 billion (2012)[2]
Net income US$ 5.46 billion (2012)[2]
Total assets US$ 32.98 billion (2012)[2]
Total equity US$ 14.39 billion (2012)[2]
Employees 1,800,000 (2013) [3]
Website Global Corporate Website
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Well, I have vented! NEXT!!! God bless and good blog.
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I feel the same way!
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Yep…they do have good coffee… 🙂
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