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Article

19 Jun 2003

Author:
Neil Buckley, Financial Times

Restaurants seek cover from obesity lawsuits [USA]

The restaurant industry will today demand congressional protection from lawsuits over obesity - a day before lawyers gather in Boston for the first big conference to discuss ways of suing the food industry. [refers to McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, KFC (part of YUM!), Taco Bell (part of YUM!), Pizza Hut (part of YUM!)]