Dennis and the giant olive pit

"In Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s statement, he talks about the two-year ordeal to fix his teeth after biting into the olive pit, which the cafeteria claimed was removed. His tooth split in half upon impact with the pit, and because the tooth anchored the upper bridgework, several teeth became infected. This caused a lot of pain and the need for deep medical treatment. Eventually the tooth was removed, the bridgework reconfigured, and six other teeth replaced as well. None of Kucinich’s dental insurance covered this type of injury."

A consumer lawyer said that he would have won the lawsuit:

“Everybody is getting caught up on the pit — ‘Oh, it was some little thing.’ Take the word ‘pit’ out and put in ‘sharp piece of metal.’ Nobody would have a problem with suing over that. They’re trying to make this about something trivial. A pit in an olive is the same thing as biting into a rock,” Dolan says. (One of his clients lost three teeth after biting down on a rock in a salad. Another was burned by cleaning acid in a bottle of water.) [...]

“If he’s got the label that says ‘pitted olives,’ and they weren’t pitted, that’s called an express warranty. They told him the sandwich had no pits. He didn’t get what he bought, and it harmed him,” Dolan says. “The other area is strict products liability. There is something wrong with the product. He didn’t cause it. He had no reason to assume it was in the product. And he got injured.”


MY STORY;


About six month ago I bought a package of regular size 'SNICKERS" candy bars. (Yummy. I love them) but they are a rare treat. One especially super good way to eat a Snicker is to freeze it. Let it sit in the freezer until it gets good and cold and hard . Then enjoy!

One night about 8PM while watching TV, I forgot the name of the show. Could have been "Antiques Road Show" or maybe reruns of Lawrence Welk on PBS. Anyway I got up and went to the kitchen looking for a snack. I opened the freezer and spied the aforementioned Snicker candy bar which was frozen to perfection

I went back to my spot on the sofa in the den, reached down and petted the dog, and opened the candy bar and began savoring it Oh my was it good. Cold. Creamy. Chocolate. With just the right amount of nut filling. I got lost in the TV show and mindlessly took a big bite of the frozen Snicker.

HUM. What was this sharp piece of stuff doing in my mouth. And what is it. Was there a sliver of metal or something in the candy bar?

Then my tongue started searching around in my mouth. UH OH. What is this hole in my right upper rear gum line. I went to the bathroom mirror. Sure enough the frozen Snicker had completely broken off my bridge.

My dentist must be sending his son to Harvard or Yale and also buying a Mercedes convertible for his wife because the price he charged to fix me up with a new bridge was enough to support a third world country for a year.

But what choice did I have. I bit the bullet and went ahead with the dental procedure. UH OH I did not literally "bite anything"

So my questions are:

1 Should Snickers have a Warning Label on the candy bar; "Warning DO NOT FREEZE"

2 Has the statute of limitations run out?

3 Should I change dentists?

4 Should I watch more stimulating TV shows to avoid being lulled into complacency?

5 Is your brother in law a class action attorney who advertises on TV?

Thanks for your thoughtful attention to this matter. :)