Lawsuit claims rodent was baked into Chick-fil-A sandwich
PHILADELPHIA (AP)
A lawsuit claims a suburban Philadelphia woman got an extra topping on her Chick-fil-A sandwich: a dead rodent.
Ellen Manfalouti sued in Bucks County Court over the tiny rodent she claims was baked into the bottom bun of her chicken sandwich.
A co-worker picked up the sandwich for her at a Langhorne restaurant in November, and the two started to eat in a conference room at the insurance agency where they work.
I felt something funny on the bottom of the bun, Manfalouti told The Philadelphia Inquirer (
http://bit.ly/2vDnJvu) on Monday. I turned it over. I said to (my co-worker), They burned my roll really bad.
Her co-worker, Cara Phelan, said that as soon as Manfalouti threw the sandwich on the table, I realized it was a small rodent of some sort. I could see the whiskers and the tail.
Manfaloutis lawyer Bill Davis told the newspaper that he filed the lawsuit last week against Chick-fil-A franchise owner Dave Heffernan and the store after they werent responsive to complaints.
Heffernan and the Atlanta-based fast-food chain said they cant comment on litigation.
Manfalouti is seeking more than $50,000 for physical and psychological damages.
She told the newspaper she was treated at a hospital for nausea, had to see a therapist for anxiety and could hardly eat for weeks.