Big Mac
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McDonald’s Sausage Egg McMuffin Combo Meal
Case Name (Date)
Meyers et al. v. McDonald’s Corp. et al.
23-cv-2589, C.D. Cal.
(Dec. 2023)
Product/Service
Sausage Egg McMuffin combo meal
Allegations
Misleadingly advertising that breakfast combo meals come with orange juice when customers who order orange juice as part of their meal are charged an added surcharge and, as a result, pay more than the advertised price
Status
Pending
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