Stephens v. McDonald's Corp.

Phipps, Judge.

Ruby Stephens appeals the trial court’s dismissal of her personal injury claims against McDonald’s Corporation. The primary issue is whether service of the complaint on an employee of a McDonald’s franchisee gave McDonald’s notice of the suit so that an amended pleading adding McDonald’s as a party defendant related back to the date of the original complaint. Stephens’s claims against McDonald’s are subject to the two-year statute of limitation applicable to personal injury claims. If the amendment does not relate back to the date of the original complaint, the claims are time…