An Oklahoma woman, Jennica Church, and her family have filed a lawsuit against Arby's, claiming that a former restaurant manager spat in her food and infected her with oral herpes.
The incident allegedly happened in late March at an Arby's restaurant in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, where Church stopped at the drive-thru to buy food for herself and her family.
The lawsuit alleges that Hendricks intentionally spat on the meat or sandwich ingredients while preparing Church's order, knowing she had an active herpes outbreak with visible sores at the time.
Church said she developed unusual sores around her mouth soon after eating the food and later tested positive for HSV-1, the lawsuit claims.
The lawsuit also alleges that when Church confronted the restaurant, Arby's staff tried to hide the truth about the surveillance footage and offered the family free sandwiches as compensation.
The family is seeking compensatory damages, including payment for medical expenses, physical pain and suffering, and other losses.
Amanda Hendricks has been charged with felony poisoning of food with intent to injure, according to KJRH, citing a court affidavit.
