Flaming Shots Prompt Lawsuit Against Bacardi August 2, 2006
News Summary
Two Florida women who were severely burned when shots of Bacardi 151 rum were set on fire in a bar are suing the liquor company, Fox News reported Aug. 1.
Agata Macierzynska and Danielle Alleyne were both burned by burning alcohol after a fellow nightclub patron set fire to a stream of rum being poured by a bartender. The women filed separate suits in Miami claiming that Bacardi marketed a product that was defective and dangerous.
Both lawsuits contend that Bacardi 151 "emits a high volume of combustible and explosive vapor" that makes it "unreasonably dangerous" and a "defective product." Bacardi countered that "Bacardi 151 carries a very clear label that warns against any flaming of the product."
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