Dead Mouse Case Scampers Forward in Illinois Court
Pepsi denies there was a dead mouse in Ronald Ball's Mountain Dew
12/29/2011 | By Truman Lewis
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ConsumerAffairs.com
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Truth may be the best defense but it's not always the most appetizing.
In defending itself against charges that there was a dead mouse in a can of Mountain Dew, Pepsi-Cola says there couldn't possibly have been a mouse in the can of soda, as plaintiff Ronald Ball claims.
Why?
Because it would have dissolved, according to expert testimony submitted on Pepsi's behalf.
The case is being heard in Madison Madison County, Ill., Circuit Court, where Judge Dennis Ruth recently ordered the case continued.
Ball claims that after opening and beginning to drink the soda he purchased from a vending machine at work, he tasted something foul. He claims he spat out the soda to reveal a dead mouse, according to court testimony cited by The Madison Record.
Ball claims he sent the mouse to Pepsi, which destroyed the mouse body. He is seeking damages in excess of $50,000 and other relief.
Barbara Logan (Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:36:30 +0000): Now I know why I don't drink soda!
Kya Knight (Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:23:01 +0000): Yikes! Soda has no nutrients anyway. But to find out they may contain a dead rodent, how utterly horrible! Everybody should boycott till this guy gets paid for drinking fermented rat.
William Gagner (Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:50:18 +0000): Just another guy looking for easy money.
Constance Tyler (Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:57:17 +0000): He should have had witnesses to prove his case. When I was in a bar one day around 30 years ago, the bartender uncapped a bottle of beer and when he poured it into a glass, a half smoked cigar came out. Another friend of mine found a dead dried up mouse in a box of cereral.
Sam Dennis McDonough (Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:07:07 +0000): If Pepsi Cola can kill a mouse, what does it do to stomach lining.
Cathi Journey (Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:06:53 +0000): anybody know this dude?
Brenda King (Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:37:40 +0000): It's probably true... Do some research on Pepsi... Why does it taste so good....