Lawsuit

You may or may not read a lot of my blogs. No hard feelings if you don't, but last week I mentioned that it is always hard to find a good topic to write about. I go to the CNN website and just read for hours different topics. I also said it is hard to find an entertaining story, right? The only ones with enough information are the sad domestic murders, suicides, etc. Well this week, I think I finally found an interesting one! This is about a woman that filed a lawsuit for more than $30,000 after she fell off the toilet in a McDonald's restaurant in Illionois.
Okay...seriously? This girl is trying to get money because she FELL off of a toilet? Maybe this won't sound too crazy if I hear the whole story. So let's see.

This incident happened in Cook County, Illinois. The women who supposedly suffered permanent injuries was named Cherry Hardie. March 12, 2010 is when the toilet seat in a McDonald's fell of the toilet, making her lose her balance and fall. She said she reached for the wall "and sustained a severe injury to her left arm/shoulder when her arm/shoulder came into contact with said wall." The lawsuit claims that the restaurant "carelessly and negligently failed to place railings/baricades around the perimeter of the women's restroom stall with a broken toilet seat." Which then lead to the fact of Cherry's claims that she was inured and suffered a severe shock to her nervous system and became permanatetly disabled.

Alright, really? I mean, this lady fell of a toilet seat. Something probably half of us do at least five times in our life times! To me, this is just a woman trying to get money. Maybe I'm not being sensitive enough to this situation but I just don't understand how someone could be permanatly disabled due to falling off of a toilet seat. A scrape, a cut, a little bruise, I understand. Yet, shock to a person's nervous system? The fall isn't even far from the ground! I don't know what McDonald's is going to do about the situation but I think that they should definately stand their ground and not let her get away with it! Phil Douglas, McDonald's Franchisee, said "While I am aware of this matter, I have not been served with a lawsuit. The safety and security of our customers is a priority. Beyond that, it would be inappropriate to further comment or speculate on a pending legal matter."
This is probably the best thing he could have said considering the horrible situation he is in.

I said hopefully that this made more sense AFTER I read the article...but, it didnt't. Maybe this woman is wanting the spotlight? Fifteen minutes of fame maybe? I'm not sure. It will definately be interesting to see how all of this plays out! I will be completely shocked to see her actually get the $30,000 shes asking for.