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This Sept. 15, 2017 photo shows the exterior of the McCormick &amp; Schmick's restaurant at the Harrah's casino in Atlantic City N.J. A New Jersey man whose esophagus and stomach were severely burned after drinking a beer tainted by a caustic chemical at the Atlantic City casino restaurant has been awarded $750,000. The jury ruled that the restaurant and a company it hired to clean its beer tap lines should each pay half the award. Harrah's was not a defendant in the lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Man burned by caustic beer at casino eatery awarded $750,000

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press

This Sept. 15, 2017 photo shows the exterior of the McCormick &amp; Schmick's restaurant at the Harrah's casino in Atlantic City N.J. A New Jersey man whose esophagus and stomach were severely burned after drinking a beer tainted by a caustic chemical at the Atlantic City casino restaurant has been awarded $750,000. The jury ruled that the restaurant and a company it hired to clean its beer tap lines should each pay half the award. Harrah's was not a defendant in the lawsuit. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

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Jurors weigh case of New Jersey man burned by caustic beer

By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press