The Case of the Snail in the Ginger Beer

Proof

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Society & Culture, Food, Arts

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Modern personal injury lawsuits are now considered frivolous, at best. But 66 years before the infamous spilled McDonald’s coffee, May Donoghue drank a ginger beer in Paisley, Scotland and changed personal injury law forever. May, a humble shopkeeper, discovered a snail in her drink and decided to sue. No such lawsuit had ever been won before. She was slandered in the press, and criticized in court, but to the surprise of many, she won. In Proof’s first ever docu-drama episode, we explore the unspoken trust between consumer and seller through a dramatized retelling of May Donoghue’s story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.0	Go to naked wines.com slash proof for $50 off your first order. It's one of the most fundamental cases in the whole of Scott's law and the law of the United
1:06.6	Kingdom and the law of many legal systems around the world.
1:11.6	One night in Paisley, Scotland, almost a century ago, would change everything.
1:18.9	The events of that evening would pave the way for an increasingly globalized world.
1:24.0	It would allow for public trust in a time when food supply chains were growing
1:30.0	longer and longer.
1:31.0	That's one of the reasons why we can with confidence now, go and buy ginger beer or cakes or food of any
1:40.6	description with a degree of security and confidence.
1:45.2	This is Michael Clancy.
1:47.6	I'm Michael Clancy, I'm Director of Law Reform at the Law Society of Scotland.
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