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Food Lion Humiliated Him, Customer Says

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (CN) - A man claims a Food Lion manager assaulted him as he left the store, demanding "What are you stealing?" and ordering him to show what was "in his pants." The man says it was "a large inguinal hernia, which caused a distended bulge in his trousers." He demands damages for pain, suffering and humiliation.

Theotis Smith is represented in Duval County Court by Joseph Ripley Jr. and Bruce Bullock Sr.

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