McDonald's Won't Pay Hospital Bills of Hero Employee

Worker got shot protecting customer

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 19, 2009 5:18 PM CST

(Newser) – It doesn't pay to be a hero, sometimes. A McDonald's employee who stepped in to prevent a man from beating up a woman in the restaurant got shot multiple times and ended up with $300,000 in medical bills. Now McDonald's says it's won't pay... Read full story »

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