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Liability Risk and Insurance

Sticks in the throat

A woman in the US has won $300,000 in a product liability suit against the a food manufacturer. The woman alleged that she suffered injuries to her throat after eating a tin of french-cut green beans. She said it must have contained a sharp object or a thorn.

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