Flying Fruit Lid

The things people sue over....this is an article about a man who filed a lawsuit against Kroger and Del Monte Foods over a jar lid that exploded off a jar and hit him in the face.  Kroger and Del Monte offered a $150,000 settlement, but the plaintiff refused the offer.  Did I mention that the reason the lid exploded off was because he tried to open the jar by hitting it with the handle of a screwdriver??!!??

A grocer and a fruit company have offered a $150,000 settlement to a man who says he was knocked unconscious when a lid exploded off a jar of fruit and hit him in the face.  Del Monte Foods of San Francisco and Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. insist there's no credible evidence the jar was unsafe. They made the offer Tuesday after a judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit by Darryl Alexander of Southfield, Mich.  Alexander's lawyer, Mark Miller, says the offer is too low because Alexander has permanent eye damage.  Alexander says the stubborn lid flew through the air and struck him in the eye after he hit it with the handle of a screwdriver in April 2008. He said he first placed the jar of Orchard Select mixed fruit under warm water.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Flying-fruit-lid-sparks-150K-apf-3459307520.html?x=0&.v=3