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From Soup to Nuts.
A South Florida jury has rejected a man's claims
that he should be compensated for a sleep disorder he claims he has
suffered since was served the wrong soup at a restaurant.
Donald Johnson, of Lake Worth, said he had to have emergency medical
treatment in 1995 after eating clam chowder when he had ordered potato
soup. He said an allergic reaction left him with psychological and sleep
disorders.
Johnson had sought $55,356 from the Shoney's
restaurant chain, but the jury instead awarded him $407 for medical bills.
He rejected a $1,000 settlement in 1999.
"I thought it was a silly case," Shoney's attorney, Charles Rice, said
shortly after the verdict.
Rice argued during the trial that Johnson's anxiety might stem from other
experiences, including a prison term for sexual activity with a child
under 12 and his public listing as a sexual predator.
The six-person jury decided after the four-day trial that Johnson was 90
percent negligent, reducing Shoney's share of the medical bills to $407.
Source: The Palm Beach Post, "Jury Rejects Claim Soup Drove Man Nuts,"
January 28, 2004.
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