A South Florida lawyer has filed a federal lawsuit seeking class-action status alleging that Burger King has misled customers by portraying its food as being much larger compared with what it has served to customers in real life.
The suit, brought by attorney Anthony Russo, alleges Burger King began inflating the size of its burgers in images around September 2017. Before that, the suit claims, Burger King "more fairly" advertised its food products.
Russo and the plaintiffs he is representing single out advertisements for Burger King’s trademark Whopper, saying the entire burger is 35% larger than the real-life version, with double the meat than what is actually served.
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The suit demands monetary damages and a court order requiring Burger King to end what it says are its deceptive practices. Representatives for Burger King and its parent company, Restaurant Brands International, didn’t immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
