These 26 states won’t let you sue McDonald’s for making you fat. The surprising consequence of banning obesity lawsuits But obesity lawsuits have never actually succeeded in America. And who eats junk food with the expectation that, down the road, they’ll win a long-shot lawsuit making McDonald’s pay for their medical bills? “People just don’t think that way,” said Richard Daynard, a law professor at Northeastern who specializes in public health litigation. “Think about […]