Army Burger King Franchise Bullying Veteran After Injury

Burger King is 'bullying' a vet who bit into a needle-laced burger to get the lawsuit thrown out
Clarke Bartholomew, 46, was stationed in Hawaii in 2010 when he bit into a Triple Stacker with needles inside that lodged in his tongue and intestine
Burger King is claiming the case should be thrown out because Bartholomew did not attend a September 10 settlement meeting in person
Bartholomew is medically retired and living in Virginia, where his new job with the U.S. Parks Police conflicted with flying to Hawaii for the meeting
Daily Mail
By PETE D'AMATO FOR MAILONLINE
1 October 2014

Bartholomew has faced resistance from both Burger King and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, the franchise operator.

Burger King is accused of bullying a veteran who bit into a needle-laced burger and sued after he was hospitalized.

Clarke Bartholomew, 46, says he was stationed in Hawaii in 2010 when he bit into a Triple Stacker laced with needles that pierced his tongue and got stuck in his intestine.

Bartholomew said in a court filing this week he could not attend the meeting because he recently began a new job in Virginia, where he lives after his medical retirement from the Army.

'Since I was a new employee, I had no time on the books to take time off to fly from Virginia to Hawaii, for the settlement conference,' said Bartholomew, now a U.S. Parks Police dispatcher.

His lawyers have shot back that Burger King is 'bullying a represented opponent for not appearing at a settlement conference.'
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