Congressman Dennis Kucinich bought a sandwich from the Longworth House Office Building cafeteria in April 2008, and bit into it only to find an unpitted olive that cracked a tooth. This month, he sued the cafeteria for selling "dangerous" sandwiches. 
 
 The complaint is pretty bare-boned: It claims that in April 2008, Kucinich purchased a "sandwich wrap" from the Longworth Cafeteria with an errant olive pit lurking within, and tragedy ensued. 
 
 Kucinich didn't detail the costs of the dental work, or precisely what "enjoyment" he lost. Or why he's filing a complaint three years after the olive incident. But he's suing Restaurant Associates and three other companies involved in running and supplying the cafeteria for $150,000, claiming negligence and breach of implied warranty. What an odd man. 
 
 Update: Here's some video of Kucinich on the House floor on April 22, 2008—five days after encountering the olive pit that caused "serious and permanent dental and oral injuries requiring multiple oral and dental surgeries." He looks fine and talks normal! 
 
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 A spokesman for Kucinich said "he has no comment other than to say this is a private legal matter." Attempts to call Restaurant Associates were met with a repeated busy signal. The entire lawsuit is embedded below. 
 
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 [Courthouse News [pdf], photo of Kucinich via Getty Images] ||||| Fast food: It’s quick, cheap, and usually served with plastic utensils that don’t always do the best job at cutting food. A Mississippi man found that out the hard way, claiming he choked on a piece of Popeyes fried chicken because it was served without a plastic knife. 
 
 The man, who happens to be an attorney, is now suing the chain, alleging that the only utensil he was given with his drive-thru order was a spork. Paul Newton Jr. says he received his order sans knife, the AP reports, leaving him with no choice but to “hold the chicken breast with his hands and tear off pieces with his teeth, causing him to choke.” 
 
 As a former Popeyes employee noted to Mississippi news station WLOX, the lawsuit is confusing: “If you choke on your chicken and you have to get the chicken removed from your throat, it’s not because Popeyes didn’t apply a knife to the box. Maybe you should slow down eating. Nobody eats chicken with utensils.” 
 
 That’s not entirely true, however. A certain Presidential candidate has been photographed eating fried chicken with utensils, though Trump’s fast-food poultry of choice appears to be Popeyes rival, KFC. 
 
 According to the lawsuit, Newton had to undergo emergency surgery to remove a piece of chicken that was lodged in his throat. He is now seeking financial compensation and punitive damages and asking the chain to begin including knives with all drive-thru customers' orders. 
 
 Eyebrow-raising lawsuits against chain restaurants seem to be piling up lately. In October, a woman sued Jimmy John’s for putting mustard on her sandwich, saying an allergic reaction left her unable to “speak above a whisper.” She also claims that she suffered emotional distress as a result of the mustard-laden sandwich. 
 
 • Knives Needed, Man Says After Choking on Popeyes Chicken [AP] 
 
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– Rep. Dennis Kucinich cracked his tooth on an errant olive pit in April 2008, and he’s not happy about it. The Ohio Democrat is now, almost three years later, suing the congressional cafeteria where he bought the sandwich that included the unpitted olive, Gawker reports, citing official documents from Courthouse News. In the paperwork, Kucinich claims the “sandwich wrap” he purchased at the Longworth House Office Building was “unwholesome and unfit for human consumption.” The price tag for his “serious and permanent dental and oral injuries:” $150,000.