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Glam model left brain damaged by allergic reaction to pretzel wins £22m payout
Chantel Giacalone won a payout of £22m after a jury found MedicWest Ambulance negligent in the treatment they gave her when she went into anaphylactic shock at a convention in Las Vegas
Chantel Giacalone had a heightened sensitivity to peanuts, making the outcome inevitable (Image: Beck Starr/FilmMagic)
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Chantel Giacalone and her family are finally getting justice.
The model and actress went into anaphylactic shock after eating a pretzel with peanut butter on it, resulting in brain damage.
Now, the Las Vegas jury ruled that Giacalone and her family will be awarded $29.5 million.
After the verdict was announced, her dad Jack Giacalone said, At least my daughter will be taken care of. I m happy about that. All the anguish that we ve been through for the last eight years, I m not happy about.
He also claimed to have told his daughter before attending the trial that the truth will be coming out, which made her cry.
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How is Chantel Giacalone now? Model left brain-damaged gets paid millions for medical negligence
Chantel Giacalone was left paralysed after consuming a peanut butter pretzel. Her allergy was not treated sufficiently, resulting in brain damage. The Las Vegas Jury has awarded her family $30 million.
The three-week civil trial for Chantel Giacalone’s Las Vegas pretzel allergy concluded on Friday 9th April, where she received $29.5 million for damages for medical expenses and emotional suffering.
What happened to the model and actress?
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What happened to Chantel Giacalone?
Back in February 2013, Chantel modelled at the MAGIC fashion trade show in Las Vegas with her friend Tara Retes, who offered her a frozen yoghurt topped with a peanut butter-infused pretzel. Tara was unaware of her allergy and Chantel was did not know of the ingredients.