An 80-year-old Ocala woman has filed a negligence lawsuit against the operator of a local McDonald’s after an employee allegedly dropped a cup of scalding coffee on her, resulting in “catastrophic” injuries.
Lavon Deifendeifer filed the complaint in Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County against Rank Quality Restaurants III, LLC, on April 22. Rank Quality Restaurants III operates the McDonald’s located at 2827 SW 27th Avenue in Ocala.
According to the lawsuit, the alleged incident occurred on January 20, while Deifendeifer was a guest at the restaurant…