The title says it.
We had a dinner party with multiple appetizers, one of them were scallops wrapped in asparagus. Everyone knew what they were because they were labeled with a card. One of our guests is allergic to shellfish, we knew this and they knew there would be shellfish at the party. He only has a reaction if he ingests the food and we were careful to avoid cross contamination. I guess they didn't realize scallops were a shellfish, I saw no reason to tell him such because the scallops were IN the shell for presentation purposes and I honestly thought he was smart enough or educated enough about his allergy to know so I didn't think I needed to tell him. I guess he wasn't. He did not carry an epi pen on him so we had to call 911 and take him to the hospital, he doesn't have insurance so he is suing us for the costs of his medical care.
Our lawyer said it's unlikely he will win but the friendship is over. We can afford to pay his medical bills and will if it comes to it but I find it horribly tacky that he would sue.
Sigh. It is not like you hid the shellfish if you had them IN shell and labeled. He can sue all he wants, but the smarter move would be for him to apply to his hospital's payment arrangement plan instead of getting lawyer fees.
He's not going to win. Did you think to take pictures of the presentation to prove that there were labels for the food? Sounds like one of those people who does idiotic things for a quick payday! Be glad the friendship is over, he's not so much of a loss if he's willing to sue his friends over food he willingly and knowingly ate.
We're wondering a friend of ours told them we paid cash for our house. He's also asking for compensation for his lost job because of missed time.
Quoting Superlaura328:Oh, wow. What a scumbag. Kinda sounds like maybe he did it on purpose to extort you? I only say that because you'd have to be a complete fucking idiot to not know that scallops are shellfish.
wow! basically he could've avoided this all by educating himself on his own allergy and carrying and epi pen for emergencies! no way is he going to win!
are the other guests going to be giving a statement on your behalf?
leaving baby alone while i do laundry?