Cold Onion Rings Sparked Attack at New Mexico Burger King, Suit Says

October 10, 2014

A New Mexico man is suing Burger King after he says a manager attacked him for complaining about cold onion rings.

KRQE-TV reported the lawsuit filed in state district court says Robert Deyapp was assaulted in June 2013 when he told a Bloomfield Burger King manager about his cold order.

The lawsuit claims when Deyapp asked for a refund, manager Francisco Berrera lunged at him with a stun gun and switchblade.

LawsuitCourt records show Berrera later pleaded no contest to aggravated assault.

Ronald Adamson, an attorney for Berrera, did not immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press.

A spokesman for Burger King also did not return an email.

Topics Lawsuits Mexico

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  • October 10, 2014 at 5:54 pm
    Agent says:
    Kind of hard to have onion rings too many ways! Their onion rings are sorry whether they are hot or cold.
  • October 10, 2014 at 5:21 pm
    Agent says:
    Can you say "Reservation of Rights" letter? It will be interesting on how the GL responds to this kind of incident.
  • October 10, 2014 at 4:04 pm
    Libby says:
    They won't defend the manager, but they'll defend BK. BK didn't do anything intentional.

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