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A woman who was struck by a bowl of pasta during an argument involving a man at a Connecticut restaurant was awarded more than $100,000 by a jury last month.

The jury in Waterbury, Conn., ruled on May 31 in favor of Constance Koulmey, who was the unintended target of the pasta thrown by James Sweeney, an attorney, back in March 2015, according to The Connecticut Law Tribune.

Koulmey, of Woodbury, said in her lawsuit that Sweeney, of Spring Lake, N.J., tossed the bowl of pasta "with fra diavolo sauce" when he was having an argument with another man at Roma's Ristorante in Oakville.

Koulmey said she was walking toward the exit, "when suddenly and without warning, the pasta with hot and spicy fra diavolo sauce" was thrown at the man and "struck her about the head and face, causing the spicy sauce to drip down her head onto her face and in her eyes and further causing her to fall striking her head."

The Connecticut resident said she received a head injury with resulting concussion and suffered from eye pain, headaches, and "daily severe back pain with radiating pain," among other injuries, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by the Law Tribune.

"From all of said injuries, the plaintiff, Constance Koulmey, has suffered and will continue to suffer great pain and mental anguish," the suit read. "Said injuries includes the bones, glands, blood vessels, ligaments, soft tissues, tendons, cartilage, and nerves of the injured parts. All or some of said injuries or effects therefrom are, or likely to be, permanent in nature."

Sweeney admitted to throwing the pasta, but denied causing any injuries. Criminal charges against the New Jersey residents were dismissed, and his lawyer declined comment when contacted by the Associated Press

Full Article: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/10/lawyer-in-pasta-assault-must-pay-woman-103g-jury-says.html



Man I'd take pasta to the face for 100k
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Mom's spaghetti
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100k won't cover all the medical bills :(.

wish i had some more pasta sauce though, fresh out for a few days.
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the hot sauce + striking your head = fair next
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FLUFFYGERM posted...

the hot sauce + striking your head = fair next

He denies that occured
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Why throw pasta?
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LordMarshal posted...

Why throw pasta?

he was pissed off.
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fair;next.

for the sole reason that anyone stupid enough to throw food like an animal deserves to be parted from their money.
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Yep, that's Waterbury for you.
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kingdrake2 posted...

LordMarshal posted...

Why throw pasta?

he was pissed off.

Ok...but throwing pasta?

This is what you get...
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it's fair if she's actually injured, but who knows who is telling the truth
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This is why you throw a tantrums, not tetrazzinis.
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Her injuries sound exaggerated af tho, not gonna lie
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UnfairRepresent posted...

Koulmey said she was walking toward the exit, "when suddenly and without warning, the pasta with hot and spicy fra diavolo sauce" was thrown at the man

What man?
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EpicMickeyDrew posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Koulmey said she was walking toward the exit, "when suddenly and without warning, the pasta with hot and spicy fra diavolo sauce" was thrown at the man

What man?

The guy who threw the pasta was arguing with another man, and that's presumably who he intended to hit with the pasta but missed and hit this woman in the head
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eston posted...

EpicMickeyDrew posted...

UnfairRepresent posted...

Koulmey said she was walking toward the exit, "when suddenly and without warning, the pasta with hot and spicy fra diavolo sauce" was thrown at the man

What man?

The guy who threw the pasta was arguing with another man, and that's presumably who he intended to hit with the pasta but missed and hit this woman in the head

yes
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