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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed By Greenwich Woman Claiming Finger Was Found In Salad At Eatery Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed By Greenwich Woman Claiming Finger Was Found In Salad At Eatery
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed By Greenwich Woman Claiming Finger Was Found In Salad At Eatery A court has discontinued a lawsuit filed against a restaurant chain by a Connecticut woman who claimed she found herself chewing on part of a severed human finger while eating a salad served at one of the company's locations in New York.  The lawsuit, filed against Rye Brook-based Chop't Creative Salad Company LLC by Fairfield County resident Allison Cozzi of Greenwich, was discontinued by the Westchester County Supreme Court on Thursday, July 11.  Cozzi, who brought the suit against Chop't in November, claimed she found part of a severed finger inside her meal…

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by Ben Crnic
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ID Released For Woman, 25, Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In Danbury ID Released For Woman, 25, Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In Danbury
ID Released For Woman, 25, Who Died After Eating Mislabeled Cookie Sold In Danbury A 25-year-old woman has been identified as the person who died after eating after eating a cookie at a Connecticut gathering that included peanuts - but didn’t say so on the label. Earlier report: Person Dead After Eating Mislabeled Cookies Sold In Danbury, Recall Issued The legal representatives of Órla Baxendale, age 25, of New York City, said the "talented" dancer died on Thursday, Jan. 11 from anaphylactic shock resulting from a severe allergic reaction. In a statement, the law firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf said Órla’s passin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing Mom Case: Girlfriend Of Estranged Husband Appears For Deposition On Finances Missing Mom Case: Girlfriend Of Estranged Husband Appears For Deposition On Finances
Missing Mom Case: Girlfriend Of Estranged Husband Appears For Deposition On Finances In an effort to dig into the finances of Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Fairfield County mom Jennifer Farber Dulos, his mother-in-law's attorney is questioning his former lover Michelle Troconis. Troconis was seen arriving at the law office of Richard Weinstein's West Hartford office early Wednesday, Sept. 25, for a deposition in which the lawyer will attempt to find out what she knows about the finances of Dulos' business, the Fore Group. Weinstein, who represents Jennifer Dulos’ mother, Gloria Farber,  has sued Fotis Dulos for $2.5 million in what she claims are unpaid loa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart University is denying any wrongdoing in a student's choking death during a pancake eating contest in 2017. In court documents filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Bridgeport, the college's attorney's blamed Caitlin Nelson’s own actions in her death in response to a lawsuit brought by Nelson’s mother. Nelson, 20, who was studying social work and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center in March 2017 after choking on the pancakes during a charity fundraiser.  Her mother, Rosanne Nelson, of Clark, New Jersey, who is seeking dam…

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by Kathy Reakes