Actress family awarded $29.5M after allergic reaction to peanut butter pretzel caused brain damage
By Kelly Hayes
LAS VEGAS - The family of an aspiring actress and model who was left brain-damaged after suffering a serious allergic reaction to a pretzel infused with peanut butter was awarded nearly $30 million by a Las Vegas jury.
On Feb. 20, 2013, then-27-year-old Chantel Giacalone went into anaphylactic shock after biting into the peanut butter pretzel while modeling clothes at a fashion trade show at the Mandalay Bay South Convention Center, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
The paper reported that Giacalone’s friend brought her a frozen yogurt and put the bite-sized pretzel on top. Giacalone, unaware it contained peanut butter, went into anaphylactic shock after taking a bite.
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Las Vegas woman awarded $41 million after allergic reaction to pretzel
11 Apr, 2021 07:01 AM
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Chantel Giacalone went into anaphylactic shock after biting into a pretzel infused with peanut butter. Photo / Supplied
Chantel Giacalone went into anaphylactic shock after biting into a pretzel infused with peanut butter. Photo / Supplied
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A jury has awarded $41 million (US$29.5 million) to the family of a woman who was left brain-damaged after being treated for a severe allergic reaction by an ambulance service in Las Vegas in 2013.
Then-27-year-old Chantel Giacalone went into anaphylactic shock after biting into a pretzel infused with peanut butter while in Las Vegas for a convention, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported on Friday.
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