Hand retrieved from muck at Binions - bad ruling?

[SplawnDarts]

If it was the dealer's fault that the hand was incorrectly mucked, then no remedy less than retrieving the hand hand running it was acceptable. However, the declaration of what cards he was looking for should have been public. That way, if he names something someone else had, they could pipe up. Not a perfect defense, but better than what happened.

If it was the player's fault the hand was mucked then it's dead, and that's just life. Use a card protector.