Aug 19th, 2008 | Tapeworm survey

You pass a 9-foot tapeworm after eating in a restaurant. Do you sue?


Anthony Franz is suing Chicago restaurant Shaw's Crab House for serving him an undercooked salmon salad that he says gave him a 9-foot tapeworm in 2006.

After eating lunch at Shaw's, Franz claims he became violently ill and eventually passed the gigantic parasite.  A pathologist has determined that the tapeworm came from undercooked fish, such as salmon, though lawyers for the restaurant insist Shaw's is not the source.  Franz is suing the restaurant for $100,000.

According to the Mayo Clinic, tapeworms can measure up to 50 feet long.



You pass a 9-foot tapeworm after eating in a restaurant. Do you sue?


20 votes, 106 views , 3 comments
 
 
Poll tags:Tapeworm, Food, Fish, Parasite, Lunch, Law, Legal, Lawsuits, Money, Restaurants, Eating Out, Body, Nasty, Disgusting

 
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Drowlord
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Texas, United States

posted Sep 19th, 2008 at 16:32 CDT

That's the thought that crossed my mind.  How would you identify the source of something that had grown that big (for so long)?  But then again, I don't know how quickly these things grow.

Ang
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Texas, United States

posted Aug 20th, 2008 at 00:56 CDT

A 9ft. tapeworm??? Seems like it would have been in his intestines for a long while.

Mscrowe
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Florida, United States

posted Aug 19th, 2008 at 19:08 CDT

 I won't be able to eat fettuccine again, either!

 
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