Woman sues over exploding lemonade bottle

Hococop · 15-04-2015 11:16AM #1

"A PENSIONER has initiated a High Court action against Dunnes Stores claiming she sustained multiple injuries after a bottle of red lemonade ‘exploded’ when it fell off a checkout counter."

[MOD SNIP]Please don't quote full articles.

What do people think?, personally it seems like she is looking for an easy payout, if the bottle fell and landed on her foot fair enough. It says she went for an x-ray but never says it showed any damage from the x-ray.

edit Forgot to add original link thanks whomitconcerns

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local-news/widow-72-sues-over-exploding-lemonade-at-limerick-store-1-6689440

Birneybau · 15-04-2015 11:17AM

The bottle was obviously meant for the staff.

Menas · 15-04-2015 11:19AM

I don't think we can discuss on going court cases.

Bobby Baccala · 15-04-2015 11:20AM

Ah would she ever **** off, complete cop out

Dave0301 · 15-04-2015 11:20AM

I hate seeing this claims based nature becoming more prevalent.

Pure greed.

worded · 15-04-2015 11:20AM

High court - that's going to be expensive

Krazeemofo626 · 15-04-2015 11:24AM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Ah would she ever **** off, complete cop out

I think this is complete Bull**** trying to make a claim for something that fell off the counter/belt and fizzed on the floor lol

goat2 · 15-04-2015 11:24AM

a small accident, we all had a bottle explode some time, and just got a bit wet and sticky with the sugar content of the drink

Salvation Tambourine · 15-04-2015 11:29AM

Hococop wrote: »

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Mr McCartney said she suffered sleepless nights

I laughed reading this. Thinking of her seeing imagines of Sprite, Coke, Pepsi etc. bottles coming after her.

This is pathetic. In what way could it be Dunnes' fault. Sure the customer ahead of her would have put the item on the belt. What do they want instead of a belt? Some sort of hover belt that uses air to suspend the items.

Masala · 15-04-2015 11:29AM

boy.... the High Court!!!!! Hope she has deep pockets and can afford to lose cos those Barristers fees are in La-La Land terriority.

Depends on how agressive the Dunnes Stores insurers are. I expect they are well used to the courts at this stage and would be out to fight this to the the bitter end.

anncoates · 15-04-2015 11:29AM

Did anybody cola ambulance for her?

Sesudra · 15-04-2015 11:31AM

She's TK-ing the mick

anncoates · 15-04-2015 11:32AM

Nokotan wrote: »

I laughed reading this. Thinking of her seeing imagines of Sprite, Coke, Pepsi etc. bottles coming after her.

They've even made a horror movie about it;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gS3eMn4Cic

ThisRegard · 15-04-2015 11:35AM

She should have known better than go to checkout number 13. What did she think would happen ?

Generic Dreadhead · 15-04-2015 11:35AM

I'd love to see the security footage of the fall, just to see that half a second when the bottle touches her and she's making her mind up to take a dive like a premier league footballer and make a claim, You could probably nearly see the lightbulb going on in her head

NomadicGray · 15-04-2015 11:36AM

anncoates wrote: »

They've even made a horror movie about it;

Spritemare On Elm Street?

whomitconcerns · 15-04-2015 11:38AM

Original article

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local-news/widow-72-sues-over-exploding-lemonade-at-limerick-store-1-6689440

OP always good to include source if you didnt write the content

Hococop · 15-04-2015 11:42AM

whomitconcerns wrote: »

Original article

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/local-news/widow-72-sues-over-exploding-lemonade-at-limerick-store-1-6689440

OP always good to include source if you didnt write the content

My bad forgot to add it

I'll add the link to my comment

goat2 · 15-04-2015 11:44AM

He said Mrs Sheehy fell as a result of being struck.

Mr Justice Michael Hanna was told after being assisted by staff in the store, Mrs Sheehy attended St John’s Hospital where she was x-rayed.

It is the plaintiff’s case that in addition to suffering injuries to her ankle and lower back, she also sustained injuries to her left hand as she had attempted to break her fall after being struck by the bottle of lemonade.

Mr McCartney said she suffered sleepless nights following the incident and that she continues to experience some pain every day

thanks for link,

the above is a copy and paste from that article of what actually happened, she did get struck by bottle,

Hococop · 15-04-2015 11:48AM

goat2 wrote: »

He said Mrs Sheehy fell as a result of being struck.

Mr Justice Michael Hanna was told after being assisted by staff in the store, Mrs Sheehy attended St John’s Hospital where she was x-rayed.

It is the plaintiff’s case that in addition to suffering injuries to her ankle and lower back, she also sustained injuries to her left hand as she had attempted to break her fall after being struck by the bottle of lemonade.

Mr McCartney said she suffered sleepless nights following the incident and that she continues to experience some pain every day

thanks for link,

the above is a copy and paste from that article of what actually happened, she did get struck by bottle,

Link added to my original comment seems like it hit her, personally I think she fell for a payout I can't imagine it hit her with much force

Odyssey 2005 · 15-04-2015 11:53AM

Jesus this happened in July 2010. why the big delay.

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 12:18PM

it doesnt take much to knock over a 72 year old. a bang on the ankle by something that weighs 1.5-2Kg would be enough. If it happened as described then i dont see what the uproar is about.

eamonnq · 15-04-2015 12:24PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

it doesnt take much to knock over a 72 year old. a bang on the ankle by something that weighs 1.5-2Kg would be enough. If it happened as described then i dont see what the uproar is about.

Do you think a bottle that fell, and spun around 'rather violently' BEFORE striking someone on the ankle is enough to make them fall ??

NomadicGray · 15-04-2015 12:25PM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Jesus this happened in July 2010. why the big delay.

She was so shaken up they had to wait for her to settle

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 12:25PM

eamonnq wrote: »

Do you think a bottle that fell, and spun around 'rather violently' BEFORE striking someone on the ankle is enough to make them fall ??

if they are 72, then yes.

bjork · 15-04-2015 12:27PM

I believed her story when she said she hurt her ankle. Then I got to the part where she also hurt her lower back, and I stopped believing her

Also if they were in a check out queue, her daughter would have been standing behind her...why didn't she catch her?

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 12:28PM

bjork wrote: »

I believed her story when she said she hurt her ankle. Then I got to the part where she also hurt her lower back, and I stopped believing her

if she fell over why is it so difficult to believe she hurt her back in the fall?

eamonnq · 15-04-2015 12:34PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

if they are 72, then yes.

So you believe a bottle, after losing much of its contents and after spinning around can knock over a standing person by striking them ?

Fair enough so.

Hococop · 15-04-2015 12:41PM

She would have been 67 when it happened, I know its still an oldish age but I think she knew what she was doing, as I said if the bottle fell and landed on her foot then by all means bring it to court but this seems like she is looking for an easy payday

mikom · 15-04-2015 12:41PM

Hococop wrote: »

It is the plaintiff’s case that in addition to suffering injuries to her ankle and lower back, she also sustained injuries to her left hand as she had attempted to break her fall after being struck by the bottle of lemonade.

Mr McCartney said she suffered sleepless nights following the incident and that she continues to experience some pain every day.

Poor old lady, left shandycapped for life.

Pumpkinseeds · 15-04-2015 12:42PM

I really wish cases like that would be dismissed. It's farcical.

Woman sues over exploding lemonade bottle

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