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Court outcome update • December 2024
Appeal reduced compensation award
ABC News reported on December 5, 2024 that the Western Australian Court of Appeal reduced Karis Pringle’s compensation from approximately A$1.1 million to less than A$517,000 following an appeal by the franchisee. The court revised the amounts awarded for loss of earnings and related components.
The caustic contamination incident occurred in May 2013. This update concerns the later compensation proceedings, rather than a new incident.
Read ABC News’s report on the appeal outcome →
Article updated October 13, 2026. Original March 2023 coverage follows.
A mum-of-three has suffered severe injuries after eating chips contaminated with caustic soda.
Karis Pringle bought the chips for herself and her nine-year-old son from a Chicken Treat shop in Bunbury, western Australia, in 2013.
