Woman Sues Popeye's for Contracting Flesh-Eating Parasite, No One Believes Her

The legal team at Popeyes are probably missing a simpler time, a when they were only being sued for people choking on chicken because of the inefficacy of sporks.

Now, a Texas woman is suing the fried chicken chain because she claims that she became the host of a "New World Screwworm" parasite after eating there.

In a ten-page lawsuit, Karen Goode is asking for "damages in excess of $1,000,000" because of a rice and beans dish that she alleges contained a worm that "embedded in the interior lining of (her) small intestine" and "began to eat (her) alive from inside-out," causing neck, digestive tract, shoulder, and arm injuries.

But her Popeyes woes don't end there, according to the suit. Goode also claims to have been "ravaged" by E. coli, Helicobacter Pylori, and the mental anguish that ensued. The chicken chain isn't buying it though, according to a recent statement.

"We don't discuss details of litigation, but we can tell you that we understand that, while investigating this matter, the franchisee has worked with outside parties who have found the claims to be unfounded and false," Popeyes spokeswoman Renee Kopkowski said.

"We can also assure you that the side dishes at this local Popeyes and all Popeyes restaurants have a strict standard and are cooked and maintained at 165 degrees Fahrenheit, a temperature that would make it impossible for bacteria or other foreign matter to survive the cooking process."

Obviously, it's in their interest to be skeptical of such a dramatic legal claim, but it's not just Popeyes that suspicious of Goode's allegations. "Nothing about this, biologically, is sound," Gwen Pearson, an educational outreach coordinator for the Purdue Department of Entomology, told the Washington Post.

Sounds an awful lot like the aforementioned spork man, who dropped his suit not long after he filed it, due to "extreme comments directed to me and my family."