Lawsuit claims bobby pins found in soup at popular S.C. seafood eatery
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – A popular Myrtle Beach seafood restaurant is being taken to court over what was allegedly found in one of its soups.
Tiffany and Kevin Buddington filed a lawsuit last month against Heidi’s Corner Restaurant Group, which is the parent company of Hook & Barrel.
The lawsuit claims that the Buddington’s went to the Hook & Barrel restaurant on Sept. 21, 2023, where Tiffany Buddington ordered a bowl of the she-crab soup.
“While eating her soup, Mrs. Buddington felt a sharp, painful sensation in her throat and began to choke,” according to the lawsuit.
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Documents state that Kevin Buddington then istered the Heimlich maneuver on his wife, which caused her to spit out a metal bobby pin.
The lawsuit claims that a second bobby pin was later discovered in Tiffany Buddington and had to be surgically removed from her stomach.
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The lawsuit accuses the restaurant of being negligent and requests a jury trial. The couple also asks to be granted relief in actual, punitive and consequential damages.
On Tuesday, Heidi’s Corner Restaurant Group filed its answer to the lawsuit, where it denies all of the allegations and asks for the lawsuit to be dismissed.
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