Texas woman sues Whataburger for 'scalding hot gravy' that burned 5-year-old girl

A lawsuit filed in Bexar County claims employees at a Whataburger in Mexia served a 5-year-old girl scalding hot gravy, which gave her second-degree burns. A lawsuit filed in Bexar County claims employees at a Whataburger in Mexia served a 5-year-old girl scalding hot gravy, which gave her second-degree burns. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 10 Caption Close Texas woman sues Whataburger for 'scalding hot gravy' that burned 5-year-old girl 1 / 10 Back to Gallery

A McLennan County woman is taking Whataburger to court after "scalding hot gravy" left her 5-year-old relative with second-degree burns, according to court documents.

Jessica Byrd filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Bexar County, where Whataburger's corporate offices are located.

According to the lawsuit, Byrd and the 5-year-old girl visited a Whataburger in Mexia on June 1, 2017, and ordered a kid's meal, which was served with hot gravy.

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"It was so hot that it had the ability to cause, and did cause, deep second-degree burns on the child's legs and thighs in seconds," Byrd's attorney wrote in court documents.

The suit claims that the employees were not adequately trained in serving customers gravy "at a reasonable temperature."

"To make matters worse, no Whataburger employee responded to (the girl's) painful, ear-piercing screams for help," according to the lawsuit.

Byrd is suing for past and future medical expenses, pain and suffering, mental anguish, disfigurement, physical impairment and loss of enjoyment of life.

Whataburger's corporate communications office declined to respond to the claims, saying they are not able to comment on pending litigation.

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