Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

I bit into a pimento olive I purchased from Costco and it broke my tooth because it had a pit in it. Besides getting the Tasso Olive insurance company to pay for my too repair, am i not entitled to something for pain and suffering?


Asked on 8/27/14, 1:07 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Joel Selik www.SelikLaw.com

There is a California case that holds if the item is naturally occurring, like chicken bones in a chicken sandwich, then there is no lawsuit.

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Answered on 8/27/14, 2:12 pm
Phillip D. Wheeler, Esq. Phillip D. Wheeler, Attorney At Law

Yes. Naturally occurring items can be immune from litigation. For example, a chiped tooth on steak.

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Answered on 8/27/14, 2:24 pm


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