Woman sues Chipotle, DoorDash after she ‘bit into rodent’ in burrito bowl
A New York City woman is suing Chipotle DoorDash and the worker who delivered her food alleging she bit into a rodent contained within the chicken burrito bowl she ordered According to a civil complaint filed Monday in New York County Supreme Court Gia Bernhardt placed an order on Jan from the Third Ave Chipotle on the Upper East Side between East th and th streets Related Articles Tyler Skaggs widow questioned during testimony about Angels pitcher s expected drug use at own wedding texts calling him a liar What to know about changes to Disney parks disability policies Marin County joins settlement in Panda Express safety lawsuit Judge orders OpenAI to hand over ChatGPT conversations in win for newspapers in copyright incident Family of Colombian fisherman killed in US boat strike files complaint alleging murder Upon her order being delivered by the dasher she dug into her food only to bite into a rodent and thereby suffer and sustain severe bodily injuries per the complaint first revealed on Tuesday by The Independent The suit does not specify Bernhardt s alleged injuries but says the ordeal caused pain shock and severe mental anguish It alleges these injuries and their effects will be permanent have required expenses for anatomical restoration and have rendered her unable to perform her normal initiatives and duties Bernhardt s lawyer Steven Vaccaro informed PIX News that his client straightaway became sick and vomited after she authentically bit off a piece of the rodent He indicates she returned to the restaurant with the food and spoke to the employees that were present who proceeded to try to convince her that the mystery object with ears nose and tail was chicken They then threw away the alleged rodent Vaccaro announced while his client went to the hospital for testing and medication Bernhardt is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages from Chipotle DoorDash and the dasher identified only as John Doe She alleges their negligence subjected her to unreasonably dangerous condition s and that she has sustained losses as a aftermath of the matter We strongly deny the claims in this complaint and we will vigorously defend ourselves against these asserts Chipotle s Chief Corporate Affairs and Food Safety Officer Laurie Schalow announced in a report The healthcare and safety of our employees and guests is our highest priority and we have industry-leading food safety practices in place across our restaurants In four workers at a Washington Heights location of the fast casual chain claimed they needed to kill dozens of rats that were eating the avocados at the restaurant Last year a Chipotle in New Haven Conn voluntarily shut down for a period due to a rodent control issue The company blamed the situation on the location s landlord
