Burger King, Retired Soldier Reach Settlement Over Needles in Food

A retired soldier, who filed a lawsuit saying there were needles in his Burger King sandwich, has reached a settlement with the fast food chain, his lawyer said. But a trial is still scheduled against the U.S. Army and Air Force Exchange, which operates the franchise on the Hawaiian Army base where the burger was purchased in 2010. Clark Bartholomew, a retired Army sergeant, filed the lawsuit claiming one needle pierced his tongue when he bit into his Triple Stacker sandwich and another lodged in his small intestine, requiring hospitalization. Exact terms of the settlement reached Monday were confidential. Government attorneys have previously said the case should be dismissed because Bartholomew was injured during the course of his military service, but a judge refused to throw out the case.