A Connecticut woman claims she bit off a severed finger that was mixed into her Chopt salad and belonged to a restaurant manager who accidentally cut it off her hand while dicing arugula, according to a new lawsuit.
Allison Cozzi sat down to enjoy a healthy meal at the Chopt Creative Salad Co. location in Mount Kisco on April 7 when she made the grisly discovery, according to her 12-page lawsuit filed in Westchester County on Monday.
“Shortly after [the] “Plaintiff purchased the salad, while eating it, she realized that she was chewing on a portion of a human finger that had been mixed with and was part of the salad,” the lawsuit states.
It was discovered “that same day an employee working at the aforementioned Chopt Creative Salad Company restaurant was chopping arugula and cutting off, or slicing off, a portion of her left index finger,” the lawsuit alleges.
The unnamed employee, a manager at the restaurant, was rushed to a local hospital, but left the finger amputated, and the portion of the finger eventually found its way into Cozzi’s salad and eventually into his mouth, according to the lawsuit.
Allison Cozzi says she found a severed finger in her salad at Chopt Creative Salad Co. in Mount Kisco in April. Mark Vergari/The Journal News/USA TODAY NETWORK
The Westchester County Health Department later cited the restaurant for a violation, but that did little to calm Cozzi, who was left traumatized and ill by the stomach-churning episode, according to the lawsuit.
Cozzi, of Greenwich, Connecticut, suffered “serious and serious personal injuries, including shock, panic attacks, migraine and migraine exacerbation, cognitive impairment, traumatic stress and anxiety, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and neck and shoulder pain,” the report said. complaint claims.
The lawsuit accuses the salad restaurant chain and its parent company, Founders Table Restaurant Group, of negligence and “statutory violations,” and seeks an undisclosed amount in damages.
An employee at Chopt Creative Salad Co. in Mount Kisco cut her finger while cutting arugula, and the portion of the finger was later given to customer Allison Cozzi, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Westchester County Supreme Court. Anne Wermiel/NY Post
Cozzi’s attorney, Marc Reibman, declined to discuss the case with The Post on Tuesday.
“My client has told me he doesn’t want publicity,” Reibman said. “He’s afraid that advertising will exacerbate his stress and anxiety levels.”
Founders Table Restaurant Group officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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