McDonald’s Sued After Big Mac Almost Kills New York Man

A New York man is suing McDonald’s after a stray slice of American cheese on his Big Mac allegedly sent him into acute anaphylactic shock, a life-threatening condition that can turn deadly within minutes.

The sandwich had Charles Olsen, a twentysomething music producer who is severely allergic to dairy products, on the brink of respiratory failure, according to his legal team and a lawsuit filed Friday in New York State Supreme Court.

“We’re just so grateful that Mr. Olsen is still with us,” Olsen’s attorney Jory Lange told The Daily Beast, adding that he and co-counsel Scott Harford are presently working with several families who have in fact lost loved ones to hidden food allergens.

Read more at The Daily Beast.