Injury Claim for Shards of Glass in a Dunnes Sauce Settled out of Court

by | Oct 8, 2015

A 22-year-old student, who made an injury claim for shards of glass in a Dunnes sauce, has resolved her legal action out of court for an undisclosed amount.

Amy Holden, from Ballybrack in County Dublin, made her injury claim for shards of glass in a Dunnes sauce after eating marinated pork chops that had been purchased from the Dunnes Stores in Cornelscourt in Dublin the previous day.

Amy alleged that on the 13th September 2013, she had bitten into one of the pork chops – that are sold already marinated – and felt something hard as she was chewing the meat. Amy felt a sudden pain in her mouth, and removed the meat to find several shards of glass.

As Amy was bleeding from cuts in her mouth, she was taken to St Colmcille´s Hospital in Loughlinstown; where she was given a tetanus injection and had an x-ray. Although the x-ray revealed no internal damage, Amy was advised to seek further medical attention if she started vomiting. Fortunately, the only injury that Amy later developed was a sore throat.

Amy made an application for assessment to the Injuries Board, but Dunnes Stores contested the allegations, and the Injuries Board issued Amy with an authorisation to pursue her injury claim for shards of glass in a Dunnes sauce in court.

As Amy was claiming €60,000 in compensation, the case was scheduled to be heard in the High Court. However, just prior to the start of the hearing, the court was told that following talks between the two parties, the injury claim for shards of glass in a Dunnes sauce had been resolved.

No details were provided about the settlement of Amy´s injury claim for shards of glass in a Dunnes sauce, other than it was agreed without an admission of liability.

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