McDonald's McRib lawsuit moves forward after federal judge's ruling

A federal judge allowed a proposed class action alleging the McRib is engineered to mimic ribs despite containing no rib meat to proceed, forcing McDonald's into costly litigation and fresh consumer-trust scrutiny. Financial materiality is limited — no product withdrawal or quantified damages — so the read-through is confined to modest headline risk on MCD shares and marginal reputation cost, with no broader sector or macro implication.