McDonald's Restaurants is often used and misused to describe a frivolous lawsuit and referenced in conjunction with tort reform efforts. It argued that corporations have spent millions distorting certain tort cases in order to promote tort reform. Jamie Leigh Jones v. Halliburton Co. Senator Al Franken features prominently in this segment. He worked closely with Jamie Leigh Jones to get her case heard in court and proposed legislative changes to mandatory arbitration clauses. Subsequent to the film's release, Jones succeeded in trying her civil case before a federal court in Houston. However, she was unsuccessful in convincing a jury that she had been raped or that KBR (then part of Halliburton) had engaged in fraud when inducing her to sign her employment contract. There was a long list of inconsistencies and contradictions exposed in her story during the trial. References External links HBO site for film Extended interview with filmmaker Susan Saladoff on Media Matters with Bob McChesney 2011 films Documentary films about American politics Documentary films about law in the United States McDonald's litigation Tort law 2011 documentary films Television Academy Honors winners 2010s English-language films 2010s American films