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LATE NIGHT TIP TO SOUTH BEACH BURGER KING TURNS INTO MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT

Two Florida residents have secured a $1.19 million verdict in their lawsuit over a late-night trip to a Miami Beach Burger King that ended with homophobic slurs, pepper spray, and an alleged beatdown at the hands of a fast food security guard. A jury in Miami civil court found that Raymond Ortega, a longtime Miami Beach bartender, and Toni Llerena, a Florida drag performer, suffered long-lasting trauma stemming from the 2018 incident at the Burger King Whopper Bar on Washington Avenue. During the melee, a Burger King employee called the pair "faggots," and a contracted security guard repeatedly punched Ortega, breaking his jaw and leaving him badly bruised, according to the lawsuit.  The award was entered on February 13 against the restaurant's then-security contractor, Legacy Protection and Intelligence Agency, which abandoned its defense in the case last year. Without any pushback from Legacy, the jury was tasked solely with determining the amount of damages to which Or...

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