Eat Movie Popcorn at Your Own Risk of Unpopped Kernels, Judge Says
Moviegoers beware: the popcorn you munch during the show probably will not be perfectly popped. A Manhattan civil court judge offered that warning last week as he ruled that an insurance broker who broke a tooth on an unpopped kernel while watching a movie could not recoup $1,250 in dental costs from the theater. The judge found that the plaintiff's expectations that the theater "remove the offending kernels ... or at least notify patrons of the dangers of encountering them" were unreasonable.
