Comments on: There’s a latex finger cot in my food https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/07/theres-a-latex-finger-cot-in-my-food/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: nevins https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/07/theres-a-latex-finger-cot-in-my-food/comment-page-1/#comment-55925 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:55 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12494#comment-55925 Ok, somebody has to say it.
Perhaps only a trial lawyer could confuse a finger cot for a condom.

]]> By: zOlOft https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/07/theres-a-latex-finger-cot-in-my-food/comment-page-1/#comment-55325 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:46:32 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12494#comment-55325 We all know about the horrible things that go on in restaurant kitchens (just read Anthony Bourdain’s book ‘Kitchen Confidential.’). Cops are frequently the victims of having various viscous human secretetions added secretly to their food.

So, if in fact you did find something as offensive, but not completely improbable, as a condom (apparently used as it had a knot tied in it), what would be the best way to deal with it? Leave it with the restaurant? Call the police and have them document everything and take the evidence into custody? Would they even do that?

Taking it yourself seems to almost indemnify the restaurant from blame, especially if the employees keep their mouths shut.

Just asking…

]]> By: Jim Collins https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/07/theres-a-latex-finger-cot-in-my-food/comment-page-1/#comment-55306 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:21:43 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12494#comment-55306 Finding a “finger cot” in your food doesn’t make it for headline material. Finding a “condom” on the other hand, practically guarentees that the story will be picked up by the media, thus resulting in unfavorable publicity for your target, which should practically guarentee a nice fat cash settlement.

]]> By: John M. Hochfelder, Esq. https://www.overlawyered.com/2009/07/theres-a-latex-finger-cot-in-my-food/comment-page-1/#comment-55289 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:40:53 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=12494#comment-55289 This reminds me of the day years ago when I decided to stop advertising with 1-800-Lawyers. While I got many good cases, the amount of nonsense we had to wade through became too much. The straw that broke the camel’s back was a call from a fellow who said he wanted to sue Red Lobster (the restaurant chain). Why? Because the night before he “almost bit into a piece of glass.” There are a lot of folks out there who are looking for an easy pay day by suing a deep pocket and trumping up their damages (in the Red Lobster “case,” by making up damages). I don’t want to deal with them.

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