• A court ruled that New Jersey man Hiram Jimenez cannot sue for burns sustained at an Applebee’s while praying over sizzling fajitas because the danger was ‘obvious’.
• Jimenez says he ordered a plate of sizzling fajitas and was told to enjoy his meal but not warned it was hot, even though it was ‘sizzling’.
• After he began to pray, Jimenez heard a sizzling and a pop, then a burning sensation on his face – after which he dropped the meal on his lap.
• The appellate court said the restaurant had no obligation to warn Jimenez, as the danger posed by the sizzling plate was ‘self-evident’.

Read more:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/04/fajita-prayer-lawsuit_n_6803864.html

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/05/new-jersey-man-burned-applebees-fajitas-lawsuit

http://nypost.com/2015/03/05/court-tosses-fajita-eaters-burn-suit-against-applebees/

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