KFC ordered to pay €6.5m compensation* to food poison victim

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An Australian court ordered KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN to pay the equivalent of €6.5 million euros in compensation* to a girl who suffered severe brain damage from salmonella poisoning after eating a chicken meal from the restaurant.

An Australian court ordered  KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN to pay the equivalent of €6.5 million euros in compensation* to a girl who suffered severe brain damage from salmonella poisoning  after eating a chicken meal from the restaurant.

*In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement. This statement is made in compliance with Reg.8 of SI 518 of 2002.

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