Washington, D.C., is no stranger to unusual lawsuits. After all, the District of Columbia is the home of the Supreme Court, but it’s the Federal District Court that’s home to this particular weird lawsuit. Representative Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio, is suing the cafeteria at the Longworth House Office Building. Kuchinich alleges that he suffered dental injuries caused by an olive pit in a sandwich wrap, and he’s taking his rage and dental bills out on the cafeteria’s managers, Restaurant Associates. Dennis Kucinich has filed a $150,000 lawsuit against Restaurant Associates and associated food providers over dental injuries caused by an olive pit in a sandwich wrap.
A copy of the suit was obtained by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The incident occurred in April 2008. According to the suit, Kucinich purchased a sandwich wrap which was “represented to contain pitted olives.” After taking a bite, Kucinich suffered “serious and permanent dental and oral injuries” that necessitated “multiple surgical and dental procedures,” which led to Kucinich’s poor mouth having “significant pain, suffering, and loss of enjoyment” as well as sustaining “other damages.”
In total, four firms are named in the dental lawsuit filed by Kucinich. None of the firms will comment on the pending litigation. It’s the latest in a recent spate of weird food lawsuits, including Taco Bell being sued over lack of beef in its ground beef and ThinkGeek being sued by the National Pork Board over unicorn meat.
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