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Martin Kessman Sues White Castle, Says Booths Are Too Small At Nanuet Restaurant

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FILE - White Castle logo (credit: AP)

FILE – White Castle logo (credit: AP)

NANUET, NY (CBSNewYork) – An Airmont man is suing White Castle because he says booths at the company’s Nanuet restaurant are too small for his 290-pound frame.

Martin Kessman filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan last week saying he was embarrassed when he tried to sit down at the restaurant back in 2009.

He claims he slammed his knee while trying to squeeze in to one of the booths, causing him pain.

Kessman also claims White Castle could not accommodate a customer of his size, which he says is a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The Journal News reported that the lawsuit said Kessman received three patronizing letters from the fast-food chain after he complained about the seating.

White Castle’s spokesman Jamie Richardson said upgrades are in the works at the Nanuet restaurant and that the new one will have more spacious seating.

What do you think? Sound off below in our comments section…

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  • purplelady

    If you can’t fit into the seats at White Castle, you probably shouldn’t be eating there!

  • stevie

    thats funny, i thought white castle makes you go poo poo and lose weight??

  • mshap

    he should find a restaurant with a salad bar and tables instead of booths

  • me

    fat ass

  • iggy

    there is a picture of him at a table. he fits. a little tightly maybe, but he fits. disability my a**. his parents must be proud of him. if they didn’t disown him by now.

  • iggy

    the judge should just throw this out. this is the old “i’m too fat to fit at the table so i’m going to sue. trick.”

  • GEORGE Scott

    Maybe he should use takeout and there wouldn’t be a problem. What does he do with the airlines ?? Do they put him in the cargo hold ??

  • joe romano

    Thanks to you fatboy White Castle will probably have to raise their prices to cover the cost of renovation of the booths to accommodate your big butt.

  • yknipp

    Maybe he will drop dead before he ever gets paid!

  • MARIA M

    sad very sad………

  • Bklyn mom

    Totally pathetic and frivolous lawsuit. I hope they don’t even entertain it, but sadly he will probably get money so he can buy more junk food!

  • bOOgert

    How about trying to fit onto a treadmill instead? You’ve obviously had too many sliders already. You’re a joke and should feel embarassed.

  • mike

    Are you kidding me. Instead of wasting tax payer dollars with your stupid lawsuit. Put down the slitger burger and join a gym. What you expect the world to bend over backwards for you because you can’t stop eating junk food. The judge should laugh you right out of his court. Also what about people who are not large, are we suppose to sit four feet away from the table because now its set up for a large person. GUESS I’LL HAVET O SUE TO MAKE THE TABLES SMALLER.

    • Frank D

      Who is the sleaze ball lawyer running this one? I guess he too is too fat to chase ambulances? LOL

      • Frank Law

        Sleaze ball lawyer is redundant, of course.

  • bily320

    I am 256, got a bit of a beer bellie, I always sit at a table or I JUST TAKE IT HOME

  • Joint statement by FAT Albert & Homer

    It’s my right to get blubberized! Who are they to try to sublim….to subel…to have modestly spaced chairs when I want to sit and advertise what happens to regular abusers….err…customers?

    Fat is where it’s at. (Bun …er PUN intended)

  • http://www.fatthenfitnow.wordpress.com Fat Then Fit Now

    Please, I was there at one point in my life, I didn’t expect the world to change for me

    http://fatthenfitnow.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/i-was-martin-kessman-2/

  • NYer in NJ

    Maybe he should just get the clue…
    Now if they upgrade the seats and he fits in, he will file the next lawsuit: they made him fat(ter)!

    • Frank Law

      290 pounds would make a lot of small hamburgers. Maybe White Castle should hire the guy for a day.

  • Bill K

    Maybe if he stopped eating White Castle junk food he wouldn’t have such an obesity problem.

  • Gov. George Christie

    MTA buses should modify the seats too. Also the airlines and Amttrak trains.

    • Bklyn mom

      George Christie? Really? LOL!

  • MURDER BURGERS

    Murder burgers = wipe hassle

  • Natali Wind

    Being fat is not a disability. I’m really fat and even I know that!

  • cecelia

    To tell you the truth some eating establishments make it even hard for a person of normal weight to fit in a comfortable way. I beleive they see it as the more seats and tables they can squeeze in the more $$$$$$$$ they will get.

    • Domelia Newton

      Cecelia, you hit it right on the nose.

    • Marven

      …wouldn’t that defeat the purpose?

    • jtorres

      Of course they do but that’s not the point here. He’s claiming his weight is a disability and they are discriminating against him. He’s completely wrong. They don’t have to cater to accomodate every person, just the general public. If it were me, I’d be so mortified at the fact that I didn’t fit in the seats, I’d keep my fat mouth shut and go on a diet. I wouldn’t want to subject myself to further humiliation by broadcasting it.

  • Leesh

    Well put Weedler!

  • Peter

    I think the judge should get a good laugh out of this one !!!!! At 290 lbs I am sure he would fit well in a Mini Cooper !!!!

    • vat33

      Mini Cooper will be his next lawsuit followed by Fiat

    • angry

      Yeah, at the taxpayers expense!

    • DCLaw-1

      What if he cant fit on the witness stand at trial??

  • Weedler

    Maybe someone at 290 pounds should not be eating at White Castle in the first place? Just a thought……

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