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Old 07-13-2007, 08:23 AM   #8
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and another waste of time....................................

If you think you've had your fill of curious lawsuits, chew on this.

A Michigan woman has sued the maker of Starburst Fruit Chews, alleging that the neon-colored treats are too chewy and have afflicted her with a jaw disorder.

It was a lemon Starburst, to be exact, that Victoria McArthur says is to blame.

The candy caused her top and bottom teeth to stick together, Ms. McArthur says, claiming that she now suffers from temporo-mandibular joint dysfunction—commonly called TMJ—and has trouble talking, eating and sleeping.

The suit alleges that Ms. McArthur has suffered "pain, humiliation, mental anguish, embarrassment, gross indignity and inconvenience...
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