KFC Ordered To Pay US$8.3 Million To An Australian Girl Paralysed After Eating A Twister Wrap

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SYDNEY: Fast aliment behemothic Kentucky Fried Craven has been ordered to pay Aus$8 actor (US$8.3 million) to an Australian babe who suffered astringent academician accident and was paralysed afterwards bistro a Twister wrap.

Monika Samaan was seven back she suffered salmonella encephalopathy -- a academician abrasion affiliated to aliment contagion that additionally larboard her with a claret infection and catchbasin shock -- in October 2005.

Several added ancestors associates additionally fell ill and they claimed Samaan's injuries, which accommodate astringent cognitive, motor and accent crime and spastic quadriplegia, were acquired by a craven Twister blanket from a Sydney KFC outlet.

The New South Wales Supreme Court disqualified in the family's favour a anniversary ago and on Friday ordered KFC to pay the babe Aus$8 actor in amercement additional acknowledged costs.

In a statement, the family's advocate George Vlahakis said they were adequate the action was over.

"Monika's astringent academician accident and astringent affliction has already beat the actual bound assets of the family," he said.

"Monika is now a big babe and they are award it added difficult to lift her and to attending afterwards her basal needs as able-bodied as attending afterwards Monika's adolescent siblings.

"The advantage ordered is actual abundant needed. KFC accept to date been bent that Monika does not accept a cent."

Last anniversary KFC adumbrated it will address the accommodation but is yet to do so.

During the trial, Justice Stephen Rothman said the craven became attenuated "because of the abortion of one or added advisers of KFC" to chase able alertness rules, which he declared as "negligent".


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