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TexasTowelie

(112,150 posts) Thu Dec 4, 2014, 09:10 PM Dec 2014

A Woman Is Suing Chick-fil-A in Dallas Over a Cherry Pit She Says Gave Her a Heart Attack

Usually, if Chick-fil-A is in the news, it's because its chief operating officer said something dumb, or because someone decided, wisely, to try to fill his bath with Polynesian Sauce. This time, though, the fried chicken chain is accused of something much weirder than a little draconian gay hate: giving a woman a heart attack by failing to properly inspect their pitted maraschino cherries.

From the jump, the story is pretty strange. According to a petition filed in the Dallas County district court this week, a woman named Cyndi Scruggs went to the Chick-fil-A restaurant in McKinney to enjoy an ice cream milkshake. Like most milkshakes, Scruggs' was topped with a maraschino cherry and whipped cream. Like every eager milkshake drinker, Scruggs popped her cherry-on-top directly into her mouth, only to find that it still contained a large fragment of cherry pit.

Biting into an intact cherry pit caused Scruggs to fracture two teeth below the gumline, which led to infection and eventual sepsis. Soon after, Scruggs had a heart attack, which is closely linked by medical research to sepsis, an infection of the blood. The plaintiff -- she survived -- also recently had the two teeth extracted, and will need to undergo painful tooth implantation procedures in the near future. At the time of the incident, Scruggs was living in Plano, but she has since relocated to Parker, Colorado.

Also named in the suit is the manufacturer of the offending cherry, Brooklyn-based Dell's Maraschino Cherries. Scruggs' complaint alleges that the company failed to "exercise reasonable care to reduce or eliminate the pit risk, or warn the plaintiff of same." She is seeking between $200,000 and $1 million from Chick-fil-A and Dell's Maraschino Cherries to cover medical expenses incurred after the incident, and for physical pain, disfigurement, impairment and mental anguish.

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2014/12/chick_fil_a_cherry_heart_attack.php

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A Woman Is Suing Chick-fil-A in Dallas Over a Cherry Pit She Says Gave Her a Heart Attack (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2014 OP

It's strange alright Kalidurga Dec 2014 #1

When you order HOT coffee - it's HOT. 840high Dec 2014 #2

Yep Kalidurga Dec 2014 #3

have you seen the documentary "hot coffee"? niyad Dec 2014 #5

before you make any more comments about that incident, I suggest that you watch niyad Dec 2014 #4

I live in the town where that happened and you don't know what you're talking about. Warpy Dec 2014 #6

Accidents happen and this will be settled out of court. nt Javaman Dec 2014 #7

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

1. It's strange alright

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2014, 09:22 PM

Dec 2014

She might have a case here. But, I don't see how her teeth could have fractured unless she had really really bad teeth. So now I suppose people are gonna have to show their teeth if they want a milkshake with a cherry on top. I don't think that Chick-fil-A was actually neglegent though as much as I would like to scream from the roof tops they are guilty as sin. Nor do I think that Dell's Marschino cherries was actually neglegent either. Pits freaking happen. Fresh fish might have a bone in it. Watermelons got seeds. And if you walk in the grass barefoot you might step on one of those pricker things. Another words you have to be careful. Every bite you take can be risky when real food is involved and don't step on those pricker things either they hurt like the dickens.

840high

(17,196 posts)

2. When you order HOT coffee - it's HOT.

Reply to Kalidurga (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 4, 2014, 09:35 PM

Dec 2014

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

3. Yep

Reply to 840high (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 4, 2014, 09:42 PM

Dec 2014

and you don't put it between your legs.

That being said McDonalds had their coffee 20+ degrees hotter than the average fast food place. And I don't want to go into what that lady's injuries were I made the mistake of reading too much about that case.