Sydney: Fast-food chain KFC has been ordered to pay $8.3 million in damages to the family of an Australian girl who was left severely brain damaged and in a wheelchair after being poisoned by a chicken meal.
In 2005, Monika Samaan, then aged seven, her parents and brother were hospitalized with salmonella poisoning after eating a ‘Twister’ chicken wrap at a KFC restaurant near Sydney. KFC said it was a tragic case but was “deeply disappointed and surprised by the decision” and would appeal against it.
Last week, a New South Wales supreme court judge ruled in favour of the family, saying KFC had breached its duty of care to the girl. On Friday, it awarded the family $8.3 million in damages, and court costs.
Their lawyer said the illness had “exhausted the very limited resources of the family”.
In 2005, Monika Samaan, then aged seven, her parents and brother were hospitalized with salmonella poisoning after eating a ‘Twister’ chicken wrap at a KFC restaurant near Sydney. KFC said it was a tragic case but was “deeply disappointed and surprised by the decision” and would appeal against it.
Last week, a New South Wales supreme court judge ruled in favour of the family, saying KFC had breached its duty of care to the girl. On Friday, it awarded the family $8.3 million in damages, and court costs.
Their lawyer said the illness had “exhausted the very limited resources of the family”.
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