Daily Gleaner:
A lawsuit seeking to stop McDonald’s Corp. from offering toys with Happy Meals must be dismissed because parents can always choose not to buy the meals for their children, the hamburger giant said in a court filing late Monday.
The lawsuit accuses McDonald’s of unfairly using toys to lure children into its restaurants. The plaintiff, Monet Parham, a Sacramento, California mother of two, charges that the company’s advertising violates California consumer protection laws.
The Happy Meal has been a huge hit for McDonald’s – making the company one of the world’s largest toy distributors – and spawning me-too offerings at most other fast-food chains.