Fast-food giant KFC has been ordered to pay 8.3 million US dollars to the family of an Australian girl left severely brain damaged after being poisoned by a chicken meal.
Monika Samaan fell ill with salmonella poisoning after eating a "Twister" wrap at a KFC restaurant near Sydney in 2005.
The poisoning left her wheelchair-bound and unable to speak.
KFC said it was "deeply disappointed" by the decision and would appeal.
A judge of the Supreme Court of the state of New South Wales awarded the multi-million dollar damages after ruling last week that KFC had breached its duty of care to the girl.
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