I am a little over 5 months pregnant.. I was at the casino the other day and i ordered a coke. the waitress came back and handed me a drink. I took a big gulp from the cup. I swallowed. I quickly said omy this is not a coke and made a horrible face.and said .it has alcohol in it. So the waitress says sorry I gave you the rum and coke. I am visibly pregnant!!! .. I look like i could go into labor now. i did not do anythign about it and then i got a headache, my stomach hurt a bit and i felt nauseous. I found the head of beverage management at the casino.. They investigated into what happened and sent me to the medic. I then filed a complaint. The medic said i did not drink enough for it to do anything to the baby and the mananger said the cup only had not a lot of alcohol in it. but YES it did. Pre-pregnancy i could only tolerate 2 sex on the beaches. I got them to comp me a room because i could not drive like that. Do i have a lawsuit or negligence suit?Now i have to worry for 4 months
wow i love how people judge you.. i KNOW my baby is fine.. i am never one to agree with a lawsuit UNLESS it sets a precedent… people that files suits for dumb things piss me off.. however.. i think there should be a system in place so the waitress knows if its a plain coke or one with rum or any other drink for that matter.. what if someone is allergic to something ?? i worry that this will happen to someone else and it will resuly in something bad… i want to make sure they do something about that
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1 trooper3316 // Jul 7, 2008
In order to be sucessful in a lawsuit, you have to prove negligence and damages. A mistake does not normally rise to the level of negligence. As far as damages, as the medic stated, there was not enough alcohol to cause damage.
2 Perfeconfectionist // Jul 7, 2008
Ummm… maybe you should ask your doctor…
3 bob67cam // Jul 7, 2008
it happens, stop trying to get rich off of a stupid mistake, people like youare the ones making all sorts of frivalous lawsuits and trashing america
yea she screwed up, its not like u drank a 12 pack before you realized it, and sex on the beach is a much stiffer drink
im glad u wont drink being pregnant, but cmon, people make mistakes everyday, my ma drank straight vodka all the way through her pregnancy with me and altho shes a worthless drunk, im fine, 1 drink wont hurt nothing, and 1 gulp would do even less then nothing
altho i am a bit surprised u didnt smell it, maybe im more in tune but if there is alchohol in my drink ill know before i get it to my lips
4 vdeityra // Jul 7, 2008
Don't listen to trooper.
You can file a lawsuit for ANYTHING these days
If you feel like you didn't win your fair share of money at the casino.. sue 'em!
If you think your Whopper was just a little bit too dry… sue Burger King!
If you stub your toe on a shopping cart while buying groceries… Sue Fry's!
Go for it. It's the American way.
5 Mommy on 12/10/08 // Jul 7, 2008
I would be just as pissed as you, but you don't have a lawsuit. The waitress wasn't being malicious and trying to hurt your baby, and by the chance she was, you won't be able to prove it. I think your worry and concern is causing your mind to inflate the amount of alcohol you think was in it. If there was a lot like you claim their to be, you should have been able to smell it or it would have been so potent that the minute it went in your mouth you would have known to spit it out.
I'm sure you're freaked out, but your obgyn is probably going to tell you that a sip from a drink that was several parts coke and one part rum isn't going to have a lasting affect on your baby.