Deputy Sues Over Whopper Spit

A Washington State sheriff’s deputy is suing Burger King and a franchise owner over claims an employee of the fast-food chain spit on his Whopper. Clark County Deputy Edward Bylsma’s lawsuit against Burger King Corp. and Kaizen Foods claims a 22-year-old worker spit on Bylsma’s burger when the deputy ordered at the drive-thru window while in his patrol car at the Vancouver location in March 2009. An attorney for Bysma said DNA from the saliva in the burger matches the suspected worker’s. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages and changes to the fast-food chain’s hiring and supervision procedures.