Attorneys representing William Cronnon told the jury was accidentally given a glass filled with a mixture of water and a commercial-grade bleach. WRCB’s Karen Aguilar reports.
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You think that something…
try eating Cracker Barrel Grits!
Like drinking water sea water!!
“Yuck!!!”
Coming from a pest control background we rarely use anything other then the manufacturer containers but if another container is used it can’t be something that’s normally or previously a food or drink container and naturally everything has to be labeled (and in my case locked up when unattended.) After being emptied the container must be destroyed like the manufacturer container because the lot number could be different if you refill it with the same brand and product. Putting these parts in a water pitcher is negligent. It should have been literally any other container that does not serve food or water to customers. That should be normal store policy and practice leaving zero room for error.
EXACTLY! 👏🏼👏🏼
They disagree..wth..bye bye..I will not eat there anymore.
Took 3 or 4 gulps. Please.
IDK man, one time my date cut her mouth open by biting into a piece of chicken that still had the skewer cooked into it. This happened at a Cheesecake Factory. They gave us a $25 gift card. That was it.
Seems like every since the Pandemic, service has gone really down hill. Just me?
CB has always sucked
@James Fenian I mean in general. Every other place. I went to Taco Bell few weeks back. They literally wrapped my soft taco into a ball and served me it.
What going on with them first it was the nail in burger situation now this smh.
Cracker Barrel has probably served millions of people with no issues. This was a stupid but isolated event. They should pay something but $9 million is crazy.
RIP to the shareholders
They will be fine Tenn law caps punitive at 750K they probably won’t even get that
I understand that the company has to pay but it’s kinda nuts that one dudes mistake caused all this. Imagine being that guy. He didn’t mean to do anything wrong, I of course feel terrible for the victim but I also feel bad for everyone involved.
As someone who worked in the food industry for 10 years, lots of businesses clean they’re dishes and equipment with industrial grade bleach, sanitizer and degreaser. All of them are capable of shredding your stomach lining, causing toxicity, or chemical burns with the right consistency. So be safe everyone!
I’m surprised the server didn’t get charged with attempted murder
Love it. Cracker Barrel has always sucked
Uh. lol. a bit much. 100 k. Max this is stupid .
good their food and service SUCKS anyways
Wtf they serve water pitchers just sitting out for hours?
Most places of business will defend their own self interest regardless of how bad it looks in the public eye. They have no shame. Even if they’re at fault or even if a life was lost on their account. It’s up to the court to hold these entities responsible. At least to save face they should have settled out of court. But these businesses are hungry for that publicity. EVEN if it’s bad. Backwards isn’t it! Other than most likely already firing the employee, they should be dragging that employee who’s at fault through the mud. Admit mistake make mistake right prevent mistake in the future from happening again and move on. Easier than shelling out 9mil!
I’ll drink it for $100,000
Kudos to the attorney!!!! Who eats at Cracker Barrel, anyways?
I have always hated their food 🤣
Even KFC has seperate containers to sanitize materials in!!
Good. Corporations are cancer. Investors will be crying…
What do you have against people who invest lol
Terrifying
Is it really that hard to just accept that you did something wrong instead of saying the person got what the deserved and that the jury’s wrong…who ever wrote hat needs to be fired!
More pathetic people seeking for easy payup, nothing to see here.
Maybe they should be training there employees better. It’s not hard to tell the difference between sani-water and water, come on now
imagine your mom or something drinks that and the company says after they “strongly disagree with the outcome”
First brads wife now this
I mean this is just an over site by employees. There’s nothing training can do. Honest and deadly mistake.
The one time I went to cracker barrel they served me expired chocolate milk
And it was probably the best thing they had
Also a racist company
Sure it is
“Man, I’m glad that they caught this mistake before it hurt more people.” Said absolutely nobody in this chat.
😲
That whole company need to change their name ASAP
Brads wife needs to get in on this lawsuit
im sorry he took 3 big gulps before realizing it wasnt water? like what xD
Ever just been thirsty, and chug? Also you do have a point
Good way to ” clean” your arteries…
This happened 8 years ago? No, if they waited this long to think about doing a case, I guess it wasn’t that big of a deal.
Nine million seems a little low to me !!!
Nine million? Where can I get some of that soup?
https://youtube.com/shorts/1xcaw1hMldU?feature=share on who’s the attorney? I needed him
brad’s wife would’ve never let this happen
i work in restaurant omg wtf
Wow, Lucky Guy.
Repent to Jesus Christ!
“Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?”
1 Peter 3:13 NIV
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It was an accident. Get up and get on with your life. Gold-digging is sick.
Well I hope the person that went thru the pain & going to the ER gets most of the money…
That is the employee’s fault and if the company should pay any money is the medical bills only and give him his money back, not $9 millions, that’s insane
I will never even walk on the parking lot ‼️
If crackers barrel say they did nothing wrong I want the ceo or who is ever in charge and let their kids drink it to see how their kid screaming my chest is burning.
9 million? Thats ridiculous. In the words of Barack Obama “Common man” that’s simple mistake that should not have happened but I have worked in many a restaurant and I can see how it happened. It’s unfortunate but that’s not a 9 mill lawsuit. This lawyer is a loony toon
At the beginning the jury deliberated for three days and at the end they said they deliberated for 30 mins. Why?
If Cracker Barrel still keeps Brad’s wife as their employee, this would not have happened.
I sure wish I could get served cleaning solution. Definitely worth it for such a big payout. Even if death is a risk
Can I have some?
As a janitor, I would never leave cleaning solution in a container that was unmarked. You certainly never leave any cleaning products, liquid or otherwise, around food or drink. You especially never do either. It isn’t a matter of being perfect, it’s a matter of if you can’t do your job competently, you shouldn’t have the job. The simple truth is this employee dispensed a liquid for which they did not know for certain what it was. It is irrelevant that it might have been an accident, it should have never happened, period.
I’ll gulp down 3 or 4 gulps of Echo-whatever for $9,000,000, anytime, anywhere! I worked at Cracker Barrel, serving for a couple years and we always unscrewed those nozzles and put them in the same water pitchers, but with soda water, not Echo-whatever. Same practice at Olive Garden and Chilis.
I’m only drinking Eco-San at Cracker Barrel from now on.
Say no to drugs!
Unbelievable!!! Drink carefully
This guy could have died, you served him a glass full of bleach-type chemicals and choose to not settle out of court and spend 8 years debating it. You deserved to lose this case Cracker Barrell!
And I cant even sue a hospital that is probably gonna be the cause I’m gonna lose my foot and never be able to run with my kid again. Must be nice
The way they said “it was 8 years ago” forget the case then? 😂 you almost k!lled a man.
Who ever disagreed to the settlement should drink the chemicals themselves.
Oh… Thats a lot. I don’t know that cracker barrel can recover for that 🤷🏼♀️
😳 a lot of restaurants do this though…
It can always get worse.. I think it has
Scary.
This is one of those accidents that cannot be allowed to be brushed off.
Who goes into a restaurant and helps themselves to an unmarked pitcher??
Oh please
Cracker Barrel should close people are rude
Wow!
This same thing happened to me at dunkin donuts. Man i was sick to my stomach i was sweating this nasty smelling chemical agent out of my pores. I vowed to never give dunkin donuts another dollar. I wish i sued like this man.
How do you drink that and can’t tell by the taste with one sip or smell…😬
Eww
00:11
“Twelve jurors deliberated for three days last week.”
01:50
“The jury decided their verdict in under 30 minutes.” 🤷♂️
Do not ever drink or eat from these big corporations.
Only white people eat there so it doesn’t affect me
I should sue the state for serving tuna in a pouch marked with a stamp saying not for human consumption to prison inmates
Last Dr visit in Merrillville Indiana for my dog we stopped there the food prices went up. The amount of food went down and the service and food itself was poor. I won’t be back. I would rather go through the drive through at the Mc Donald’s in front of it before going inside their doors again.
When I use to do food delivery cracker bowl use to be on my rejection lists ,because they usually make food very late .
I worked for Cracker barrel for about a year. Usually I was the only grill cook there and I couldnt go to the bathroom with the amount of orders that came in, they wanted me to train new grill cooks, help prep. I was a poised grill cook pushing through busy times that would have most grill cooks crying looking for a way out(literally). All for a whopping $9.45/hr. When I voiced about my issues with business and how I needed to get paid more because I was more effective than most grill cooks they ghosted me just stopped scheduling me haha God I love the karma 😂😂😂😂
OH wow, and 9 million is not enough. To think i had a sharp cut bone in my mouth from the Tim Hortons chicken sandwich. I knew the owners so i only reported it. They no longer have it on the menu.
FAKE NOBODE GET A JURY TRIAL THAT FAST IT TAKES LIKE 6 YEARS.. VERIFIED.
Cracker Barrel hires crazy people and felons. If you can’t get a job at McDonalds? the crack is the end of the road for you.
Unbelievable… 😡
Wooowww
Cracker Barrel: We strongly disagree with the decision.
Urban Dictionary Translation: We strung this out for 8 years, hoping the customer would die.
This stuff happens alot. Food service is full of dipshits. I seen it all working with those types. Eat at home.
Bloody money hungry
How many other places are doing this without us knowing? Any place that serves food should be investigated.
I personally believe it pays to be a legitimate criminal imagination is all you u need few friends in the right place you sue you way to millions and split…
This is what happens when you hire people who can’t read English.
If only Brad’s wife was still working at cracker barrel, it wouldn’t have happen
Why
People still eat at cracker barrel?
I thought they went out of business in the early 2000s. What a world to live in
I’ve worked restaurants for 20 years. You people have no idea what you are consuming. Lol. No idea. 😁