Woman sues over exploding lemonade bottle

eamonnq · 15-04-2015 12:44PM

I think this is one for 'Mythbusters'. Line up a load of 67 year olds and roll bottles of Lemonade at them. See how many get knocked over.

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 12:44PM

eamonnq wrote: »

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.

where has the part in bold been established?

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 12:45PM

Hococop wrote: »

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

the number of psychics on boards.ie never ceases to amaze me.

dmc17 · 15-04-2015 12:46PM

anncoates wrote: »

Did anybody cola ambulance for her?

Yes, they came and gave her first ade

Hococop · 15-04-2015 12:46PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

where has the part in bold been established?

You could also argue that it never mentions that the x-ray showed an injury, it just says she got one

bjork · 15-04-2015 12:48PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

where has the part in bold been established?

He said it will be his case that the bottle of lemonade, which had been purchased by another customer,
1)“shuddered and moved” when the conveyor belt was activated by the store assistant.

2) the bottle then fell off onto the floor where it “exploded and

3) spun around rather violently”

4)before striking his client on her left ankle.

Point 2 and explosion would suggest expulsion of contents

Hococop · 15-04-2015 12:48PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

the number of psychics on boards.ie never ceases to amaze me.

I've my opinion and you have yours what's the big deal, you believe she got hurt, I believe she is looking for a claim

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 12:48PM

Hococop wrote: »

You could also argue that it never mentions that the x-ray showed an injury, it just says she got one

so it hasnt been established. I'm glad we cleared that up.

somesoldiers · 15-04-2015 12:49PM

Russian spin the bottle

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 12:50PM

bjork wrote: »

He said it will be his case that the bottle of lemonade, which had been purchased by another customer,
1)“shuddered and moved” when the conveyor belt was activated by the store assistant.

2) the bottle then fell off onto the floor where it “exploded and

3) spun around rather violently”

4)before striking his client on her left ankle.

Point 2 and explosion would suggest expulsion of contents

unless the bottle was several feet from her it is unlikely to have lost most of its contents by the time it her.

dmc17 · 15-04-2015 12:51PM

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.

It would surely depend on the 72 year old in question. They're not all the same.

LDN_Irish · 15-04-2015 12:53PM

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

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

It does sound like a bit of a FANTAsy.

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 12:54PM

dmc17 wrote: »

It would surely depend on the 72 year old in question. They're not all the same.

of course it does. but somebody of pensionable age falling over when they are hit on the ankle is not the ridiculously impossible reaction that most people here seem to think it is.

mikom · 15-04-2015 12:55PM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

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

They had to wait on a medical report.
Dr. Pepper dragging his heels again.......

eamonnq · 15-04-2015 12:55PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

unless the bottle was several feet from her it is unlikely to have lost most of its contents by the time it her.

Hococop wrote: »

He said as the conveyor belt continued to move the bottle then fell off onto the floor where it “exploded and spun around rather violently” before striking his client on her left ankle.

It exploded and spun around (rather violently) BEFORE striking his client on her left ankle.

bucketybuck · 15-04-2015 12:56PM

Hococop wrote: »

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.

It is very telling what the article does not say.

She got an x-ray, but does not say that any injuries were found.

She "suffered injuries", but does not say what they were.

She experiences pain every day! That wouldn't be the aches and pains of every 72 year old now would it?

Just another unethical cash grab in my opinion.

Hococop · 15-04-2015 12:58PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

It is very telling what the article does not say.

She got an x-ray, but does not say that any injuries were found.

She "suffered injuries", but does say what they were.

She experiences pain every day! That wouldn't be the aches and pains of every 72 year old now would it?

Just another unethical cash grab in my opinion.

Said the same thing, if it said the x-ray showed damage to her ankel and wrist from the fall, then by all means put in a claim but it doesn't

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 01:01PM

Hococop wrote: »

Said the same thing, if it said the x-ray showed damage to her ankel and wrist from the fall, then by all means put in a claim but it doesn't

so soft tissue damage is ok?

bucketybuck · 15-04-2015 01:05PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

so soft tissue damage is ok?

A bruise then. She suffered a bruise. How many sleepless nights over a bruise?

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 01:07PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

A bruise then. She suffered a bruise. How many sleepless nights over a bruise?

doctors AND psychics. What a talented bunch AH is.

123balltv · 15-04-2015 01:09PM

Dunnes checkout belts are in a bad state some shops have DIY repairs with
sticky tape most are from the late 80's

Agent Smyth · 15-04-2015 01:10PM

I remember this happened to me and my then girlfriend in Tesco back in the 90s.
We put our shopping on the conveyer belt including a 2ltr bottle standing up.
I was watching the cashier scan our shopping when I heard a big pop and a fizzle noise,
turned back to my girlfriend to ask her what that noise was, to find her soaked in 7Up.
Still brings a smile to my face today but learnt the lesson not to stand the bottle but lay it on its side.

Tarzana2 · 15-04-2015 01:12PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

so soft tissue damage is ok?

What tests were carried out to show soft tissue damage?

ohnonotgmail · 15-04-2015 01:14PM

Tarzana2 wrote: »

What tests were carried out to show soft tissue damage?

well she claims she was injured. As there is nothing mentioned about injuries on the x-ray then soft tissue damage is the only other possibility isnt it?

Tarzana2 · 15-04-2015 01:16PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

well she claims she was injured. As there is nothing mentioned about injuries on the x-ray then soft tissue damage is the only other possibility isnt it?

You'd still need to verify that the damage was serious, so I'm wondering why tests weren't to done to this, as an X-ray wouldn't cover that.

anncoates · 15-04-2015 01:20PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

so soft tissue damage is ok?

I think a lot of people in these threads have soft tissue damage, that is, the kind of tissue found between the ears.

Guy:Incognito · 15-04-2015 01:21PM

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.

I know a 78 year old that still plays 5 a side football where the next oldest person is early fifties. 5 or 6 of the lads are between 20 and 40. He has no bother with contact either, though he spends most of the time in goal nowadays.

People dont become bags of crumbling dust as soon as they hit retirement age.

mikom · 15-04-2015 01:22PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

I know a 78 year old that still plays 5 a side football where the next oldest person is early fifties. 6 or 6 of the lads are between 20 and 40. He has no bother with contact either, though he spends most of the time in goal nowadays.

People dont become bags of crumbling dust as soon as they hit retirement age.

The lady in this case may not have been so Spritely though........

Tarzana2 · 15-04-2015 01:23PM

mikom wrote: »

Poor old lady, left shandycapped for life.

You win the thread. :pac:

bjork · 15-04-2015 01:24PM

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

I know a 78 year old that still plays 5 a side football where the next oldest person is early fifties. 6 or 6 of the lads are between 20 and 40. He has no bother with contact either, though he spends most of the time in goal nowadays.

People dont become bags of crumbling dust as soon as they hit retirement age.

Not to mention the active guys on the all priests over 75 five a side football team

Woman sues over exploding lemonade bottle

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