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Can I pursue legal action for this situation?
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I purchased a bottle of bay leaves from a chain grocery store and found what appeared to be a cocoon or spider nest on one of the leaves. I feel I could've been harmed if this was consumed. This was a store brand. Is this situation something I can pursue for legal action? If so, what is the best way to approach this?
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Expert Realtor
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Nope.
There is something in the law that states you "assumed the risk."
For example...if you were eating ground beef and broke your tooth on a bone...bones are part of the process and that is a risk you take when you eat ground beef....but if you broke your tooth, on let's say, a small stone...a stone isn't supposed to be anywhere near the processing of ground beef.
Bay leaves are in nature...spiders are in nature....spiders will spin a cocoon anywhere.
No, you would not have been harmed...they are just eggs. |
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Chrissy #1
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Ya sue!!Sue !! how dare they kinda almost in a round about way maybe harm you. Gosh the nerve of some grocery stores. I mean that bottle cost what 2$. How are you supposed to live now! Or you could do what everybody else does when they buy somthing out of date or bad at a grocery store : throw it out or take it back for a refund. |
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Laka
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Just return it to the store, get a refund or ask them to exchange it for the name brand at no cost.
Since you weren't actually harmed you have no case. |
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LadyCatherine
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was there a spider in the cocoon..?
It has to do with the packaging. If you notice when you buy potatoes, there is still dirt on them.. Kind of the same thing.. |
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