Kucinich Sues for 'Oral Injuries' From Errant Olive Pit

[red states rule]

Seems like Mr Kucinich does not believe is stopping frivilous lawsuites






It's the pits to break a tooth while eating. Just ask Rep. Dennis Kucinich.

The Ohio Democratic representative is suing House cafeteria service providers for $150,000 for allegedly selling him a sandwich wrap with a stray olive pit in it.

Kucinich, who ran for president in 2008, said in a Jan. 3 lawsuit filed in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia that the pit caused "serious and permanent" damage to his mouth and wellbeing.

He said he is entitled to recover damages, "including but not limited to past and future dental and medical expenses, compensation for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment and other damage."

An initial scheduling conference is set for April. The four respondents named in the case are all food service providers for Capitol Hill. The offending sandwich was purchased at the Longworth House Office Building.

According to the lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by courthousenews.com, Kucinich is filing civil charges on two counts of negligence and two counts of breach of implied warranty.

The suit claims the sandwich wrap in question was purchased "on or about April 17, 2008."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/26/kucinich-sues-house-cafeteria-g-olive-pit/print

[Thunderknuckles]

Seems like Mr Kucinich does not believe is stopping frivilous lawsuites
If he broke a tooth on the thing, I'll sympathize with him on that. That shit hurts. But a lawsuit for $150,000 for something that occurred a few years ago? There's got to be more to this behind the scenes if it is even real.
Did the cute cashier refuse to sit on his lap or something?

[Gaffer]

He's an ass as well as a rino.

[red states rule]

If he broke a tooth on the thing, I'll sympathize with him on that. That shit hurts. But a lawsuit for $150,000 for something that occurred a few years ago? There's got to be more to this behind the scenes if it is even real.
Did the cute cashier refuse to sit on his lap or something?

Maybe Dennis needs some cash after several failed Presidentail bids. After all he does have a wife now and perhaps his cash flow is not what it once was

Anyway, the guy has always been a certified nutcase, and now he is taking it to a higher level.

and it is the pits to be a Dem

[revelarts]

If he broke a tooth on the thing, I'll sympathize with him on that. That shit hurts. But a lawsuit for $150,000 for something that occurred a few years ago? There's got to be more to this behind the scenes if it is even real.
Did the cute cashier refuse to sit on his lap or something?

Seems Odd,

IMO Kucinich is 1 of the few honest dems in the house.
He's extreme left but at least you get the sense he's for real, and doesn't have one hand behind his back waiting for payola and the other hand up sticking his fingers in the wind like so many other dems and repubs.

Need more info here, It could be that he's doing the lawyer thing for extra cash, and that would be sad.

[red states rule]

Seems Odd,

IMO Kucinich is 1 of the few honest dems in the house.
He's extreme left but at least you get the sense he's for real, and doesn't have one hand behind his back waiting for payola and the other hand up sticking his fingers in the wind like so many other dems and repubs.

Need more info here, It could be that he's doing the lawyer thing for extra cash, and that would be sad.

If he wins will be pay back the taxpayers for the dental care he received?

Probably not

[revelarts]

Maybe it's his way of getting FULL gov't paid health care?
So there's no moral conflict, he thinks he deserves it as a right.

[red states rule]

Dennis the Space Cadet should be suing Nancy Pelosi. She was the one who changed the menu so it would be more "healthy"

If not for that busybody do gooder liberal Dennis's "injury" might never have happened

[red states rule]

After being laughed at for about a week, Mr Kucinich has settled out of court and issued a statement blaming others for his troubles




Dear Friend

Though I would prefer to focus your attention on my work dealing with the profoundly important issues that face our nation, such as job creation, getting the economy back on track, and ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq -- it seems that some are more interested in discussing my personal dental issues. Given the degree of public interest you should know some details:

This injury required nearly two years, three dental surgeries, and a substantial amount of money to rectify.

The legal action you have heard about was filed due to the severity, expense and duration of the dental injury, the complications which followed and which still persist. I wanted to resolve this matter without filing a lawsuit. The events below involved numerous dental visits, more than are detailed in this summary. The dental injury set in motion a chain of dental and medical events.

When I bit into the olive pit, (unbeknown to me at the time), upon impact the tooth split in half, vertically through the crown and the tooth, below the level of the bone. Externally there was no evidence of a break. This was not about aesthetics. The internal structure of the tooth was rendered nonrestorable. Although the pain was excruciating, I shook it off and I went right back to work.

This tooth is a key tooth which anchored my upper bridgework. The injured tooth and the bone above it became infected. I took a course of antibiotics for the infection, had an adverse reaction to the antibiotics which caused me to have an intestinal obstruction and emergency medical intervention.

Later, my dentist referred me to a specialist who informed me that the damaged tooth had to be removed. A third dentist removed the tooth and I was fitted for a temporary partial. I waited for the bone to heal. An implant was placed, but it failed. Many months later still a second implant succeeded.

My bridgework had to be completely reconfigured, a new partial was designed, so this injury did not affect only one tooth, but rather involved six (6) replacement teeth as well.

A new crown with a new precision attachment was engineered and put in place. To clarify, no dental expenses were covered by any health plan, nor did I have dental insurance that covered the injury, which, until it was resolved, affected my ability to chew food properly.

The clamor for information about this incident requires that I provide at least this much information. I would have liked to provide such details sooner but did not want it said that I was trying the case in the media. So that is why I declined any interviews about the matter. The parties have exchanged information and after some investigation and discussion have resolved the matter for an amount all parties believe reflects the actual out-of-pocket expenses related to this incident.

The terms of the settlement are confidential; however, I feel that the defendants have responded fairly and reasonably. I don't want to have to make another dental visit for a very long time, and will be making no further comment on this matter.

Thank you very much.

/s/ Dennis

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/01/dennis-kucinich-dental-work.html