A case in the NSW Supreme Court has seen the fast food giant KFC being ordered to pay $8.3 million in compensation to a young girl poisoned by a chicken wrap.
Monika Samaan visited KFC in 2005 – at the age of seven – where she shared a Twister with her family, who were all later stricken with vomiting and diarrhoea. Unfortunately for Monika, salmonella poisoning from the wrap put her in a coma for six months, which left her brain damaged and unable to walk or speak.
Greek Australian lawyer for the Samaan family, George Vlahakis, has issued a statement to the media about the case, saying: “The compensation ordered is very much needed. Monika is now a big girl and they are finding it increasingly difficult to lift her and to look after her basic needs as well as look after Monika’s younger siblings.”
KFC plans to appeal the case, a decision that has been severely criticised by Vlahakis.
He said of KFC: “They represent themselves as great sponsors of cricket in Australia. It is a real pity that they will not abide by the umpire’s decision.”
“Instead they appear intent upon continuing to use their vast resources to defeat Monika rather than face up to their responsibilities which the court has found against them.”
