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At the beginning of this month I posted the article by this title.
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/lawsuit-gluten-gave-artist-permanent-injury-at-grand-canyon-hotel-11262838 <https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/lawsuit-gluten-gave-artist-permanent-injury-at-grand-canyon-hotel-11262838>
Four people replied, quoted here, and all kinda echoed each other and my own thoughts (bold emphasis is mine, although the entire responses are worth reading)
Jack
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Thank you for sharing this article. 
I ate at this restaurant twice last summer with total confidence in the waiter and kitchen. Happily, I was fine after both meals. 
Personally, I wish folks wouldn’t sue restaurants because the negative publicity could possibly result in them no longer offering GF options.
I prefer to speak directly to the manager/ owner or head chef if I have a concern. My philosophy is that accidental gluten ingestion just like accidental food poisoning for the general dining public is a reality for all of us. 
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Wow!!! To think all the times I got glutened at a restaurant. I never would have thought about suing. It’s my choice to take that risk. That’s why most restaurants dont say gluten free they say gluten sensitive. I have celiac disease and have those same symptoms when accidentally ingesting it. Thank god ive only had it happened a handful of times. I stick to places I know are safe.
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So, in my opinion, this is going to make it MORE difficult for us to eat out because restaurants are going to fear getting sued.   What a shame.
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This upsets me a great deal. It is because of lawsuits like this that restaurants are afraid to offer anything at all that is GF. Yes, we must be careful. Scrupulous indeed. And I am not questioning the “permanent” nature of the injury  (well, maybe I am a little) but if the victim is as careful about his diet as is suggested and is as sensitive as suggested, I must ask why he bothers to eat out at all. I certainly wouldn’t if I were in his shoes. 
I’m not trying to stir up a controversy, and I am very sorry this happened, but I don’t think suing restaurants for hundreds of thousands of dollars is the key to getting served GF food. In fact, it just has the opposite effect. 


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