FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 07/07/2022 10:13 AM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1
`
`INDEX NO. 155637/2022
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 07/07/2022
`
`COURT OF THE STATE
`SUPREME
`OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY
`---..--------..-----------------------------Ç
`LISA
`LYNCH,
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`Index No.
`
`SUMMONS
`
`DAILY
`
`HARVEST,
`
`INC.,
`
`------------------------------------------Ç
`
`To the above-named
`
`Defendant:
`
`Defendant.
`
`of Venue:
`Basis
`Defendant's
`Principal
`Business
`
`Place
`
`of
`
`SUMMONED
`YOU ARE HEREBY
`to answer
`this
`with
`of your
`if
`the
`complaint
`is not
`served
`answer,
`or,
`of
`this
`the plaintiff's
`within
`20 days after
`the service
`attorney
`within
`30 days
`after
`the
`service
`is complete
`if
`this
`summons
`of New York);
`State
`and
`in case of your
`failure
`to appear
`by default
`for
`the relief
`demanded
`in the complaint.
`
`in this
`the complaint
`to serve
`summons,
`exclusive
`summons,
`is not personally
`judgment
`or answer,
`
`and to serve
`a copy
`action
`of appearance,
`on
`a notice
`the day of service
`of
`(or
`delivered
`to you within
`the
`will
`be taken
`against
`you
`
`Dated:
`
`7, 2022
`July
`New York, New York
`
`TO:
`
`DAILY
`HARVEST,
`1115
`Suite
`Broadway,
`NY 10010
`New York,
`
`INC.,
`1105
`
`Y urs,
`
`. Laskin,
`And
`LLP
`Hac
`Rose,
`for Plaintiff
`Attorneys
`112 Madison
`Avenue,
`New York, New York
`T.212.779.0057
`F.212.779.0028
`
`Esq.
`
`10th Floor
`10016
`
`1 of 6
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`FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 07/07/2022 10:13 AM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1
`
`INDEX NO. 155637/2022
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 07/07/2022
`
`OF THE STATE
`COURT
`SUPREME
`OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY
`------------------------------------------------------X
`LISA
`LYNCH,
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`-against-
`
`DAILY
`
`HARVEST,
`
`INC.,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`Defendant.
`
`Index
`
`No.:
`
`COMPLAINT
`
`-------------------------------------------------------------------X
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`Lisa
`
`Lynch,
`
`by her
`
`attorneys
`
`Hach & Rose,
`
`LLP,
`
`complaining
`
`of
`
`the Defendant,
`
`sets
`
`forth
`
`as follows:
`
`IDENTITY
`
`OF PARTIES
`
`1.
`
`2.
`
`The
`
`plaintiff,
`
`Lisa
`
`Lynch,
`
`is a resident
`
`of
`
`the State
`
`of New York.
`
`The
`
`defendant,
`
`Daily
`
`Harvest,
`
`Inc.
`
`(hereinafter
`
`"Defendant"
`
`or
`
`"Daily
`
`Harvest")
`
`is incorporated
`
`in the State
`
`of Delaware
`
`with
`
`its headquarters
`
`and
`
`principal
`
`place
`
`of business
`
`located
`
`in New York,
`
`New York.
`
`Defendant
`
`manufactured
`
`and
`
`distributed
`
`unsafe
`
`and
`
`contaminated
`
`3.
`
`a defective,
`
`food
`
`product
`
`named
`
`"French
`
`Lentils
`
`+ Leek
`
`Crumbles"
`
`which
`
`Defendant
`
`did
`
`then
`
`sell
`
`to the
`
`Plaintiff.
`
`4.
`
`On June
`
`19, 2022,
`
`Defendant
`
`issued
`
`a voluntary
`
`recall
`
`of 28,000
`
`packages
`
`of
`
`the
`
`French
`
`Lentils
`
`+ Leek
`
`Crumbles
`
`that were
`
`sold
`
`to consumers
`
`between
`
`April
`
`28,
`
`2022
`
`and
`
`June
`
`17, 2022.
`
`5.
`
`Defendant
`
`instituted
`
`the
`
`recall
`
`upon
`
`learning
`
`that
`
`hundreds
`
`of
`
`its
`
`customers
`
`who
`
`consumed
`
`French
`
`Lentils
`
`+ Leek
`
`Crumbles
`
`had
`
`been
`
`sickened
`
`and
`
`required
`
`medical
`
`attention.
`
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`6.
`
`In May
`
`2022,
`
`packages
`
`of Defendant's
`
`French
`
`Lentils
`
`+ Leek
`
`Crumbles
`
`were
`
`delivered
`
`to the
`
`plaintiff's
`
`home.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`did
`
`thereafter
`
`ingest
`
`and
`
`consume
`
`said
`
`product.
`
`7.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`thereafter
`
`began
`
`to experience
`
`extreme
`
`abdominal
`
`pain,
`
`headaches,
`
`exhaustion
`
`and
`
`vomiting.
`
`8.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`initially
`
`sought
`
`treatment
`
`at a local
`
`urgent
`
`care
`
`facility
`
`but,
`
`due
`
`to the
`
`of her
`
`she was
`
`to proceed
`
`to a hospital's
`
`room.
`
`severity
`
`symptoms,
`
`directed
`
`emergency
`
`9.
`
`On June
`
`28,
`
`2022,
`
`plaintiff
`
`was
`
`admitted
`
`to the
`
`hospital
`
`where
`
`she was
`
`confined
`
`for
`
`a period
`
`of
`
`several
`
`days.
`
`10.
`
`During
`
`the
`
`course
`
`of
`
`said
`
`hospital
`
`admission,
`
`plaintiff
`
`was
`
`diagnosed
`
`as suffering
`
`from
`
`acute
`
`hepatitis
`
`and
`
`a plural
`
`effusion,
`
`all
`
`as a result
`
`of her
`
`ingestion
`
`of defendant's
`
`tainted
`
`and
`
`contaminated
`
`French
`
`Lentils
`
`+ Leek
`
`Crumbles.
`
`of
`
`the
`
`11.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`remains
`
`in treatment
`
`to date
`
`for
`
`the
`
`injuries
`
`suffered
`
`as a result
`
`ingestion
`
`of defendant's
`
`tainted
`
`and
`
`contaminated
`
`French
`
`Lentils
`
`+ Leek
`
`Crumbles.
`
`BREACH
`
`OF WARRANTY
`
`12.
`
`13.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`repeats
`
`and
`
`realleges
`
`the
`
`above
`
`allegations
`
`set
`
`forth
`
`in Paragraphs
`
`1-11.
`
`Defendant
`
`breached
`
`express
`
`and
`
`implied
`
`warranties
`
`that
`
`it made
`
`upon
`
`which
`
`plaintiff
`
`did
`
`rely
`
`when
`
`she purchased
`
`Defendant's
`
`product.
`
`for
`
`consumption
`
`14.
`
`The
`
`tainted
`
`and
`
`contaminated
`
`product
`
`was
`
`unfit
`
`and
`
`unsafe
`
`and,
`
`as such,
`
`Defendant
`
`breached
`
`its
`
`implied
`
`warranties
`
`of
`
`fitness
`
`and merchantability.
`
`STRICT
`
`LIABILITY
`
`15.
`
`16.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`repeats
`
`and
`
`realleges
`
`the
`
`above
`
`allegations
`
`set
`
`forth
`
`in Paragraphs
`
`1-14.
`
`Defendant
`
`manufactured
`
`and
`
`sold
`
`the
`
`tainted
`
`and
`
`contaminated
`
`food
`
`product
`
`that
`
`the Plaintiff
`
`did
`
`purchase
`
`and
`
`ingest.
`
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`17.
`
`At
`
`the
`
`time
`
`of
`
`the
`
`sale
`
`of
`
`said
`
`product,
`
`it was
`
`unfit
`
`for
`
`consumption
`
`or use by
`
`customers
`
`and
`
`consumers
`
`including
`
`the Plaintiff.
`
`18.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`purchased
`
`the Defendant's
`
`tainted
`
`and
`
`contaminated
`
`product,
`
`suffered
`
`the
`
`injuries
`
`as set
`
`forth
`
`herein
`
`as a result
`
`of
`
`consumption
`
`of
`
`such
`
`product,
`
`and Defendant
`
`is
`
`therefore
`
`strictly
`
`liable
`
`for
`
`plaintiff's
`
`serious
`
`injuries.
`
`NEGLIGENCE
`
`19.
`
`20.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`repeats
`
`and
`
`realleges
`
`the
`
`above
`
`allegations
`
`set
`
`forth
`
`in Paragraphs
`
`1-18.
`
`Defendant,
`
`by manufacturing
`
`and
`
`selling
`
`a food
`
`product
`
`to the
`
`public,
`
`owed
`
`the
`
`plaintiff
`
`a duty
`
`of
`
`reasonable
`
`care
`
`to prevent
`
`plaintiff
`
`and
`
`other
`
`consumers
`
`of
`
`said
`
`product
`
`from
`
`being
`
`sickened
`
`by
`
`it.
`
`21.
`
`Defendant
`
`had
`
`with
`
`laws
`
`and
`
`codes
`
`with
`
`respect
`
`to the
`
`a duty
`
`to comply
`
`manufacture
`
`and
`
`sale
`
`of a food
`
`product.
`
`22.
`
`As
`
`a result
`
`of
`
`its unexcused
`
`acts
`
`and
`
`omissions,
`
`Defendant
`
`negligently
`
`breached
`
`said
`
`duties
`
`of
`
`care.
`
`23.
`
`As
`
`a result
`
`of Defendant's
`
`acts,
`
`omissions,
`
`negligence
`
`and
`
`breaches
`
`of duty,
`
`Plaintiff
`
`sustained
`
`serious
`
`and
`
`permanent
`
`injuries.
`
`NEGLIGENCE
`
`PER SE
`
`24.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`repeats
`
`and
`
`realleges
`
`the
`
`above
`
`allegations
`
`set
`
`forth
`
`in Paragraphs
`
`1-23.
`
`25.
`
`Defendant
`
`had
`
`a duty
`
`to comply
`
`with
`
`the
`
`requirement
`
`of
`
`the NYS
`
`Agriculture
`
`and
`
`Markets
`
`Law and
`
`the Federal
`
`Food,
`
`Drug
`
`and Cosmetics
`
`Act.
`
`26.
`
`Defendant,
`
`by
`
`its acts
`
`and
`
`omissions
`
`as set
`
`forth
`
`herein,
`
`violated
`
`the
`
`above
`
`codes
`
`and
`
`is therefore
`
`strictly
`
`liable
`
`for
`
`the
`
`harm
`
`and
`
`injuries
`
`suffered
`
`by
`
`the
`
`plaintiff
`
`in an amount
`
`to
`
`be determined
`
`at
`
`trial.
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`WHEREFORE,
`
`plaintiff,
`
`Lisa
`
`Lynch,
`
`demands
`
`judgment
`
`against
`
`the Defendant
`
`in the
`
`form
`
`of compensatory,
`
`special,
`
`incidental
`
`and
`
`consequential
`
`damages,
`
`costs,
`
`fees
`
`and
`
`expenses,
`
`and
`
`such
`
`other
`
`and
`
`further
`
`relief
`
`as the Court
`
`deems
`
`just
`
`and
`
`proper.
`
`Dated:
`
`7, 2022
`July
`New York,
`
`New York
`
`HACH
`Attor
`
`LLP
`
`R SE,
`,
`laintiff
`
`e
`
`f
`
`Laskin
`
`w M.
`By:
`11 Ma
`ison
`Avenue,
`New York
`New York,
`546-5233
`(646)
`
`Floor
`
`10th
`10016
`
`5
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`5 of 6
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`INDEX NO. 155637/2022
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`--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`OF NEW YORK
`SUPREME
`COURT
`OF THE STATE
`COUNTY
`OF NEW YORK
`---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.._---
`
`LISA
`
`LYNCH,
`
`-against-
`
`DAILY
`
`HARVEST,
`
`INC.,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`Defendant.
`--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`----------------____---------------------------.___-----------__.-------------___-------------
`
`SUMMONS
`
`AND COMPLAINT
`
`--------------------...----------------___-----------------------------------------------
`----------------------------------__-------------____--___--------------------------------
`
`----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`
`& ROSE,
`LLP
`for Plaintiff
`LYNCH
`
`HACH
`Attorneys
`LISA
`10th FlOOr
`112 Madison
`Avenue,
`NY 10016
`New York,
`Tel.
`779-0057
`(212)
`Fax.
`779-0028
`(212)
`
`6
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`6 of 6
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