Trump labor nominee's company sued rival for implying its burgers came from cow's anus

In 2007, CKE Restaurants, the fast food company headed by Puzder, sued rival Jack-in-the-Box for suggesting that the meat in Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. angus beef burgers was anything but top quality.

At issue were two ads from Jack-in-the-Box. In one ad, Jack-in-the-Box employees laughed every time the word Angus was said. In another, Jack, the company’s mascot, leads a meeting where he refuses to point to where Angus beef comes from.

“That’s the sirloin area,” Jack says, while pointing to an image of different cuts of beef from a cow.

“Jack, our competitors serve Angus burgers. Could you point to the Angus area?,” a man in the meeting asks.