Litigation

CHICAGO MAN CLAIMS BAD FISH GAVE HIM 9 FOOT TAPEWORM

By Mark P. Loftus, Esq.

Another entry from the Truth is Stranger than Fiction Department...

A Chicago-area man is claiming that some undercooked fish he ate as a patron at Shaw's Crabhouse had rather horrifying repercussions. Franz recently filed a lawsuit against Shaw's and is claiming that as a result of eating the fish he became violently ill for several days. And that is the less disgusting part of his damages. In addition, Franz is claiming that due to the undercooked salmon, he later passed a NINE FOOT TAPEWORM[yes, you read that correctly].

In the lawsuit, Franz quotes a Chicago-area pathologist, who opined that the origin of the tapeworm was likely undercooked fish, such as salmon. Franz is suing Shaw's and its parent company, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises for pain and suffering and loss enjoyment of life.

I have attached a picture of a tapeworm I snagged off the internet. Tough to imagine someone yanking nine feet of this stuff out of you...

Full post as published by Illinois Lawyer Blog on August 20, 2008 (boomark / email).