Woman sues Chili�s, says she bit into rat�s claw

BlackDrop · 2006-04-11, 12:58 PM

April 10, 2006
The Herald (CT)
Scott Whipple
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?n...id=10109&rfi=6

NEW BRITAIN -- Eva Busliewicz, 27, of New Britain, was cited as suing Chili***8217;s Grill & Bar in Simsbury after she bit into a rat***8217;s claw while eating a chicken fajita on Aug. 14, 2005.
When she spit the object out, she discovered it was a rat***8217;s claw. She said she spent 40 minutes in a restroom vomiting, not knowing if she had ingested even more of the "foreign object." Her mouth was cut. She said she needed tetanus shots, has been treated by a psychiatrist and is taking medication for depression and anxiety. Fearful of food, she has lost 30 pounds.
Busliewicz says when Chili***8217;s "refused to take the matter seriously" she filed a lawsuit claiming damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interest and costs. She says as a direct consequence of the defective condition of the product she suffered harm, including psychological damage; excessive weight loss and/or inability to consume proper sustenance; physical damage; pain and suffering associated with the above injuries and associated medical treatment; medical expenses for associated treatment, which may be required as well as lost wages and earning capacity.
The evening of Aug. 14, Busliewicz and her companion declined the restaurant***8217;s request for the claw, which they wrapped and took away with them along with the uneaten meal.
Though Busliewiczhas admitted that several years ago she filed suit over a similar disturbance when she found a foreign object in her food at a fast food restaurant, her attorney, Paul Catalano of New Britain, said he finds "no reason to doubt her story about Chili***8217;s." This claim was dismissed.
Stacey Calbert, spokesperson for Chili***8217;s parent company, Brinker International Inc., was cited as telling The Herald the plaintiff "wasn***8217;t forthcoming with information and hasn***8217;t cooperated with our internal investigation. ***8230; Our top priority is always the health and safety of our employees and guests. This was an isolated occurrence. We have not had any other issues like this at this restaurant. Prior to and since then we***8217;ve had stellar results on rigorous, third-party health inspections."

I call bullshit on this one.

Giovanni · 2006-04-11, 01:10 PM

The sad part is she will probably win... just like the burnt lap case at McDonalds.

Baneblade · 2006-04-11, 01:21 PM

A woman complaining about losing 30 pounds...wtf?

Hamma · 2006-04-11, 02:53 PM

Bit suspect they "Took the item with them" I bet they put it in the food too.

Kyonye · 2006-04-11, 03:17 PM

My only statement to the lady is:

PICS OF STFU!

Rbstr · 2006-04-11, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by Giovanni

The sad part is she will probably win... just like the burnt lap case at McDonalds.

I'm sorry but you the second person to use that case today. As an example of a case that points out why we need tort reform, it realy doesn't get any worse.

You see McDonald's coffee was much hotter than it needed to be, quite in excess of you standard coffee machine stuff. Normal coffee spills don't give you third degree burns over 16% of your body THROUGH YOUR CLOTHES if you spill it, md's did.

It's not just a "ow! I burned myself. I'm going to sue", it's more of an "Oh my god this coffee just put me in the hospital for $11000 of medical bills! This is fucking ridiculous, I'm going to sue."

In this case, it sounds like this woman has some kind of issue similar to hypochondria, and thinks herself into these kinf of things, or she's a gready bastard, I dono.

http://www.citizen.org/congress/civj...les.cfm?ID=785