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Lawsuit of the Day: Exploding Escargot

By Eric Lipman

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You know, when I was writing this morning's post about the Yellow Pages v. Seattle lawsuit, I was tempted to deem it an official Legal Blog Watch "Lawsuit of the Day." But there was this little voice inside my head saying, "Don't do it! Something better will come along later!" And that something came from no less robust a source than Overlawyered. That's where I found the link to this fantastic story in the Marin Independent Journal about two dudes suing a California restaurant for "injuries" sustained when a snail exploded on one of their plates. We're talking a primo piece of journalism here. The author of the article, Gary Klien, takes what could have been a humorous little blurb and reports the $#!+ out of it. This is a small claims court case, where the request for damages is premised on "a spray of hot garlic butter on [the plaintiffs'] faces and polo shirts." Nevertheless, the dining companions not only filed suit, but contacted the press to drum up sympathy for themselves and/or animus toward the restaurant, The Seafood Peddler in San Rafael. Klien didn't ignore them, but went and talked to everyone he could find who was willing...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on November 16, 2010 (boomark / email).