Settlement Agreed in Claim for Injuries Caused by a Dunnes Sauce

by | Oct 8, 2015

A claim for injuries caused by a Dunnes sauce, made by a woman who found shards of glass in a marinade, has been settled for an undisclosed amount.

On 13th September 2013, Amy Holden (22) from Ballybrack in County Dublin bit into a marinated pork chop that had been purchased the previous day from the Dunnes Stores in Cornelscourt and, while chewing the meat, felt a sharp pain in her mouth.

On removing the meat, Amy discovered shards of glass in the marinade sauce. As she was bleeding from the cuts in her mouth, Amy went to the Emergency Department of St Colmcille´s Hospital in Loughlinstown; where she was administered a tetanus injection and was x-rayed.

Despite the x-ray revealing no internal damage, Amy was advised to seek further medical attention if she started feeling any pain in her stomach or started vomiting. Amy later developed a sore throat, but fortunately nothing of greater severity.

Amy made a claim for injuries caused by a Dunnes sauce and, as the claim involved an issue of public liability, Amy´s first action was to make an application for assessment to the Injuries Board. Dunnes Stores denied that it was liable for Amy´s injuries, and the Injuries Board issued an authorisation so that Amy could pursue her legal action through the courts.

Amy´s solicitor calculated the value of Amy´s claim for injuries caused by a Dunnes sauce at €60,000, so the case was scheduled to be heard at the High Court. However, prior to the start of the hearing, the court was informed that the claim had been settled by negotiation and could be struck out.

No details were released about the out-of-court settlement of Amy´s claim for injuries caused by a Dunnes sauce, other than the claim was settled without an admission of liability by Dunnes Stores.

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