— A South Dakota man who claims to have found a mouse in a can of soda is suing Coca-Cola Co., saying he missed 60 hours of work and accumulated $1,000 in medical bills after becoming ill. In court documents, attorneys for Coca-Cola Co. disputed that there was proof that the mouse ended up in the can during bottling, saying it would have been in a more advanced stage of decomposition, The Daily Republic in Mitchell, South Dakota, reported. He sued under a new South Dakota law that allows certain cases to be handled more quickly. Smith approved three experts for each party and agreed to lengthen the time limit for the trial. “Coca-Cola is faced with a claim that’s really an attack on its brand,” Johnson said.

Source: National Post April 28, 2017 13:18 UTC