Faycal Manz thought he had a slam dunk with his frivolous lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Dale Ho gave him a lesson in the law and evidence.
The crime scene: A mexican restaurant
The ruling: Judge says not buying it.
The lesson: No salsa for you Faycal!
Manz, a sales engineer from Germany, was visiting New York City in August 2024. He sued Los Tacos No. 1 for $100,000 in damages alleging that the restaurant failed to warn customers about the spiciness of the salsas.
After eating one bite of the green salsa, Manz claimed he experienced gastrointestinal problems, high blood pressure, emotional distress and had tongue blisters. I spared you the photo of his tongue.
In a 12 page opinion, Judge Ho said that spiciness "is often the point" of salsa.
Judge Ho pointed out the “dangerous” green salsa was actually labeled “medium” in online photos and the red sauce was marked “spicy.”
The only evidence Manz put forward was his personal testimony regarding injuries suffered from consuming the salsa. Manz never found anyone else who complained of the spice nor found any expert evidence to support his “dangerously spicy” claim.
Manz sued a New Jersey Walmart for discrimination, saying he wasn’t able to access the store’s Wi-Fi because the login required a domestic phone number. A federal court dismissed the claim last month.
Manz also sued the NYPD after, he said, he witnessed two assailants violently beat a homeless man on a street near Times Square. Manz called 911 to report the assault. Manz said the dispatcher demanded a specific address to respond to rather than a nearby landmark, saying the NYPD “does not use Google.” The officer allegedly said they wouldn’t be able to call him back because their system was “unable to call foreign numbers.”
This post has information from The Gothamist and New York Post who state that this information is from court records they did not share in their coverage.
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