An Oklahoma woman, Jennica Church, and her family have filed a lawsuit litigation Against Arby’s Restaurants, claims a former restaurant manager spit in her food, causing her to contract oral herpes. The incident allegedly occurred at an Arby’s restaurant in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, in late March. Church said she worked all night and stopped at the restaurant’s drive-thru to buy food for herself and her family.
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The lawsuit alleges that Hendrix intentionally spit on meat or sandwich ingredients while preparing them. church Order. The complaint also alleges that Hendrix knew he had herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), also known as oral herpes, when he spat on food. The lawsuit also alleges that Hendrix had an active herpes outbreak with visible sores at the time and knew the virus could be spread through saliva.
Shortly after eating the food, Church said she developed unusual sores around her mouth that she had never experienced before. She later visited a doctor and the test came back positive for HSV-1, the lawsuit states. The lawsuit alleges that surveillance video from the restaurant showed Hendrix preparing food, spitting on meat or sandwich ingredients, and then serving the contaminated sandwich, People reported.
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The lawsuit also alleges that Arby’s staff tried to conceal the truth about surveillance footage when Church confronted the restaurant. Church’s family claims restaurant staff tried to resolve the matter by offering them free sandwiches as compensation.
According to the lawsuit, Church’s grandmother also received only $5 in compensation for the incident, People reported. this family said the alleged incident had caused them severe emotional stress and anxiety. The infection has also changed the way family members interact with each other because they now fear spreading the virus, according to the lawsuit.
Church’s grandmother told KJRH she is now afraid to kiss her husband because he also ate the food and could have contracted the virus even if he had no symptoms. The family’s attorney, Will Blocker, criticized restaurant staff, saying employees knew what was going on but did not stop serving food. Bullock also said the problem may not be limited to Broken Bow restaurants and said his legal team will investigate whether it reflects a broader issue involving Flynn’s Restaurant Group, which owns hundreds of Arby’s restaurants.
The church family is seeking compensation for damages including pay Medical bills, physical pain and suffering, and other losses. Amanda Hendricks was charged with felony poisoning food with intent to injure, KJRH reported, citing a court affidavit. It’s unclear whether Hendrix has an attorney representing her.
