ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man whose esophagus and stomach were severely burned after drinking a beer tainted by a caustic chemical at an Atlantic City casino restaurant has been awarded $750,000.
Paul D’Amato, the lawyer for Richard Washart, told The Associated Press the jury on Friday awarded the plaintiff $650,000 for pain and suffering, and $100,000 for emotional distress.
The Seaville, New Jersey, man, sued the McCormick & Schmick’s restaurant, which is located at the Harrah’s casino, claiming he was served beer tainted by a caustic agent used to clean beer tap lines. Harrah’s was not a defendant in the suit.
The restaurant blamed a company it uses to clean its beer lines, Kramer Beverage Co., of Hammonton, New Jersey, which denied being at the restaurant when the 2012 incident took place.
The defendants each must pay half the award.
Washart said took a gulp of the beer he had been served, and immediately felt burning pain.
A doctor said he had never seen a patient survive with such severe burns to the esophagus and stomach.
Washart was hospitalized for six days.
- Posted September 19, 2017
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