Lady wants to sue mall for falling into fountain while texting

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Skybird

She does not sue for having fallen into a fountain, she sues for people having made the video, which is somehwat disgraceful for her, publicly available.

It might not be as severe like a video you shot of your girlfriend, naked, and then spreading it in public without telling her, but in principle it is the same thing.

The difference is that by the video she could not be identified at all. So while she has a moral point, I think it is not strong enough to justify a walk to the court. The damage of her being linked to that incident she did herself when climbing on the stage with the cameras and revealing her identity and saying that she wants to sue "them". Before, it was all anonymous.

Well put. The operator of the mall should not have allowed the security video to be distributed on Youtube. That's not what the security video system is for. But like you said, she really weakens any case she may have by actually going public and linking herself to the unflattering video.

I love how she wailed "no one came to help me". I bet she didn't go back and clean up the mess she made, I bet she didn't even give it a moment's thought. Water all over the floor, some poor min wage mall worker had to mop up after her. If I had been there, I would have walked behind her, slipped and fell, and I would be suing her!

[UnderseaLcpl]

Haha. "Rigged for Dive", Neal?

[Onkel Neal]

and "Brace for Impact, sound the collision alarm!"

[RickC Sniper]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

I love how she wailed "no one came to help me".

It took her all of SIX SECONDS to get herself out of the fountain. Even your favorite Caped Crusader hero of choice couldn't have gotten there that fast.

If she is saying no one came to help her dry off, that is another story.

[Rockstar]

HAHA reminds me Ezel's slip and fall on Friday.

Oh my neck my back, Oh my neck and my back

I'll settle for $2.50 and a jaw breaker

[tater]

I'd have not offered her the $800.

I assume a cup of coffee is the temperature it is brewed at until proved otherwise. Coffee is not properly extracted at 150°. 185-205° is typical. If I were to add cream (I only drink it black, so that's hypothetical) I'd not do so in my lap, that would be stupid.

While I understand the argument that it would be sensible for MD to have made coffee lower temp just to CYA, it's a shame that people have to even think about CYA.

[August]

Originally Posted by tater

I'd have not offered her the $800.

I assume a cup of coffee is the temperature it is brewed at until proved otherwise. Coffee is not properly extracted at 150°. 185-205° is typical. If I were to add cream (I only drink it black, so that's hypothetical) I'd not do so in my lap, that would be stupid.

If not the lap where exactly is one supposed to add condiments to coffee that is served into an automobile?

While I understand the argument that it would be sensible for MD to have made coffee lower temp just to CYA, it's a shame that people have to even think about CYA.

Well get used to it. Public demand for a high standard of product safety is not going to change.

[tater]

Maybe places should serve "flambe" dishes that have never been lit on fire, too Just in case.

[August]

Originally Posted by tater

Maybe places should serve "flambe" dishes that have never been lit on fire, too Just in case.

It's not the flambe or the temperature of the coffee, it's the chance of a customer getting injured accidentally when using the product that is the issue here.

If a customer can easily manage to give themselves 3rd degree burns with a flambe, or any other retail food product, then I think it's reasonable to demand the industry either take reasonable steps to keep it from happening or share financial responsibility when it doesn't.

[tater]

Originally Posted by August

It's not the flambe or the temperature of the coffee, it's the chance of a customer getting injured accidentally when using the product that is the issue here.

If a customer can easily manage to give themselves 3rd degree burns with a flambe, or any other retail food product, then I think it's reasonable to demand the industry either take reasonable steps to keep it from happening or share financial responsibility when it doesn't.

I think taking it to court is fine. I lament that the public has become so ready to hand out loads of other people's money.