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Last August, a 21-year-old Nigel Haskett, an employee at an Arkansas McDonald’s, came to the aid of a patron who was being assaulted by her boyfriend.  He succeeded in getting the man out of the door and stood in front of it to bar his entry.  The man then went to his car, got a gun and shot Haskett several times.

Nigel Haskett fought for his life and survived.  He is now fighting McDonald’s for $300,000 in worker’s comp claims to cover his medical expenses.   McDonald’s claims that it is right to deny Haskett coverage because, as a part of their 30-minute orientation, McDonald’s employees are supposedly informed that they are supposed to only call 911 in emergency situations.  However, in many instances, courts have sided with “good samaritans” in cases like this, especially when it would result in good will towards the employer.

Clearly, a case like this could have generated some rather positive press for McDonald’s, had they played their cards right.  Instead, they are now looking like an evil empire for denying claims to an employees hurt while trying to protect a McDonald’s customer.

I think McDonald’s will soon realize that what they will lose in good will and lost opportunity will soon exceed $300,000.

Update: Here’s a video of the incident in question.

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