If I'm reading it right, the wife died two months after the food poisoning incident. The husband died 18 months later. Both had several severe pre-existing medical conditions. Neither died of food poisoning; they died of other causes linked to their other conditions. The suit alleges that the food poisoning incident traumatized them and that the emotional distress contributed to their medical downturn. I assume that the lawyer has chosen his venue very carefully. There are some localities in which jurors are notorious for liking this kind of stunt.
As to the food poisoning, contamination does indeed happen due to mishandling in the restaurant, or somewhere else upstream in the chain. If this was the case, one would expect others to have become sick as well. There is no suggestion that this occurred.
Overwhelmingly, however, contamination leading to food poisoning happens at home. Food poisoning is something we mostly do to ourselves. This couple became sick after eating a takeout meal. There may be more evidence than is reported in the story, but based on the story as written, I know where I would place my bets.
” I assume that the lawyer has chosen his venue very carefully.”
I bet he places the CEO’s salary into evidence.
Greetings sphinx:
No surprise. With Charleston stations bundled in our satellite television service, we find nearly all local advertising upon the alphabet networks is for starving artist ambulance chasers.
Ripley is in Jackson County, WV. Delegate Ginny’s party isn’t listed, always a dead giveaway that she’s a ‘Rat; this was her district. Yes, looks like the parasites totally shopped this case.
Not washing hands before eating a dinner roll could predispose a food poisoning bout.
Cheers,
OLA