Man kicked out of all-you-can-eat buffet after eating more than 50 lbs of food, sues

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  1. Bluesguy

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    What damages did he suffer, and I am sure they have a sign that they reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
     
  2. Herkdriver

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    The following is not precise, since we don't know the specific amount of calories he consumed in this "meal."

    Basically, if you use 3,500 calories more than what you consume, you'll lose 1 pound.

    Let's say he ate exactly 50 pounds of food.

    He would need to use 175,000 calories to use up what he consumed in one meal.

    Sitting still and say, watching television burns about 70 calories an hour. Given this man's size, I don't think he's physically capable of doing much more than sitting.

    I'm overweight myself, but this guy is genuinely gluttunous.

    A human being does not require 175,000 calories in a day to basically work the remote. He loves food and this has all the hallmarks of a psychological addiction.
     
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    Oh "psychological addiction" my butt. He is a fat arsed pig who will suffer a fatal medical event the sooner the better.
     
  4. Herkdriver

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    I'm not excusing it. He claims he was "fat shamed" by being asked to leave the restaurant while still hungry. He will argue, in court if this actually goes to trial that his food addiction should have been accomodated by this restaurant. he will argue he is handicapped and thusly deserving of special rights and accomodations. Including being allowed to literally eat all you want in an all you can eat restaurant.

    This will probably settle out of court, however the money is of little consolation to a man who is seriously jeopardizing his health to make a point. He's clearly well over 400 lbs, just based on the photo.

    He won't see 60 at this rate without a radical lifestyle change.
     
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    There seems to be a conflict here between the written and an oral contract. The written contract says all you can eat. The oral contract will say that you can't sleep here either.
     
  6. Herkdriver

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    The defense, the legal counsel retained by this restaurant, will argue upon the doctrine of reasonable expectations.

    This is the legal principle that, in general, the provisions of a contract are to be interpreted according to what a reasonable person (who is not trained in the law) would interpret them.

    What then is a reasonable legal interpretation of the implied "all you can eat" contract between the patron and the restaurant.

    Well I believe a reasonable person would not interpret "all you can eat" to be between 50 - 70 pounds of food consumed over a 7 hour period.
     
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    I don't disagree with your statement, except the fatal medical event the sooner the better. Obesity is considered a legitimate illness and this guy obviously has a major problem - it could be psychological addiction - it could just be gluttony - obviously it has been going on for a long, long time given his appearance and age. Don't wish harm on anybody, the problem with people like this, is that once they fall into the medical system, it costs thousands and thousands of dollars in insurance and public support to keep them functioning and alive. Eating yourself to death takes a long time usually, the cost to the taxpayers for his problem will be prolific, and he wants monetary damages from Golden Corral for not allowing him to eat them out of their daily food supply? Nuts............
     
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    Good work, Durandal. Not everyone can keep their head, & their skeptic radar on. :)
     
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    All you can eat, then they are in breach of contract.
     
  10. Herkdriver

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    If it's a satirical article, how do they get away with posting a man's photo without his consent? If it was lifted from the web merely to coincide with the satirical story, they open themselves up for defamation.
     
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    "Reasonable expectations" is an excellent point. This restaurant also has an awkward policy of technically allowing such thing to occur, since most buffets divide time between lunch, dinner and often late dinners, allowing about 3 hours for each and charging separate fees. Otherwise they will invite opportunism in what is called the Roman style feast.
     
  12. Electron

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    I think it's a stock "fat man" photo. If not and they didn't get him to sign a modeling release, he really does have a lawsuit.
     
  13. GeddonM3

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    Oh come on Nutty Professor, big momma talking about her 700lbs. 9 year old lol.
     
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    I feel very sorry for this blob.
     
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    Doubtful this is a real story - that guy lost a lot of the weight. They just used his picture for the fake article.

    As for the weight, I watch My 600 lb life and a lot of these people have had some sort of trauma or hurt in the past which caused them to turn to food for comfort. Others turn to alcohol or drugs. I find it very sad but I don't call them nasty names or put them down.
     
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    Refund his money when he returns the product he purchased in good working order.................:puke:
     
  17. Steve N

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    It's possible. Who really knows?

    Would you invite a guy with that attitude to your house for Christmas dinner?
     
  18. Darkbane

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    see if I were there lawyers I would have called an ambulance and told the 911 dispatchers the man is committing suicide and you're worried about his mental health... I mean a 700lb guy sitting and eating for 7 hours straight... with their estimates at 50-70 pounds of food... clearly he is mentally unstable and needs to be committed to a mental institute for help... I mean we compel people to a hospital when they harm themselves, why is this gross example not along those lines...

    I mean if they kept allowing this man to eat, and he suffered a medical emergency like his gut busted open inside him, they could have been sued for being on the other end of this and not cutting him off... we hold bartenders and bar owners responsible for drunk drivers who go out and harm themselves or someone else, why couldn't a lawyer ultimately hold the buffet accountable for his injuries although self-induced they contributed to the negligence of this individual by not cutting him off...

    there are SO many ways I could have a field day with this in court, and so many ways I would have advised an establishment like this in their advertising prior by having the correctly worded signs making it like say a one hour limit and after that they can be compelled to leave any time, just to cover their butts from people like this... in fact many will have fine print on signs stating as much already, so the question will become, did they have the fine print at the register or prior to seating?

    but either way, I would totally declare this a medical concern and say its abnormal to eat this much for this long and clearly the man is suffering from mental illness most likely... I know a lot of that defense will depend on what management said to the guy when trying to get him to leave, but I think its a viable defense in court because he likely has a long history of mental illness and is clearly suffering from obesity which is now medically recognized as an illness, so they have grounds to prevent injury...

    P.S. think of it like amusement parks that offer all the rides you want... and then each ride has limitations for safety... this buffet has a safety concern... you can't sue the amusement park because you have a handicap that precludes you from going on that particular ride... or because you bought a ticket and you weren't tall enough either... buying access to unlimited of something, still has reasonable limitations imposed for safety and other concerns... planes making you buy two seats, etc etc etc...

    P.S.S. and the fact the management said his meal would be free, lets not forget that critical factor, if the contract was never completed and he was never charged, then he has no reasonable expectation of them upkeeping their end of the contract if they did not charge him... I've never been to one of these places, do they charge you prior or post face stuffing? its always been the way restaurants can refuse service, but not charging them, although most times local ordinances force you to pay anyhow lol...
     
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    Yes, if he was a friend and had no family to spend it with.
     
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    interesting thing in the article is the man who is suing for being kicked out, said nobody said anything nasty to him, but he was emotionally harmed from the "looks" they gave him... how funny is that, they literally said something wrong, but now he wants millions for his emotional damages because of the way they looked at his gross act...
     
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    I'll be the first to help somebody who is trying to succeed. This guy obviously wants to eat himself to death.

    Besides, I'm as libertarian as I am conservative.
     
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    He would sue them anyway for over feeding him or blame them for making him fat. He was still hungry when they threw him out :roflol:
     
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    This man is a conservative welfare mooch. He supported GW Bush and listens to fellow fat ass pig Rush Limbaugh while stuffing his face daily.
     
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    The guy was a liberal eater thats for sure.
     
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    If the restaurant did not charge him for the scene (eating, napping and the other thing), the only contract he had really was with his ischial callosites, which he must have to support all this weight.
     

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