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Woman sues restaurant known for throwing rolls after she gets hit by bread
upi ^ | Aug. 13, 2015 | Danielle Haynes

Posted on 08/14/2015 6:39:30 AM PDT by JoeProBono

SIKESTON, Mo., - A diner filed a lawsuit Monday against a Missouri restaurant famous for its "throwed rolls" after a piece of bread hit her and caused an injury.

Troy Tucker sued Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, Mo., after she said she was hit by a roll and "sustained a lacerated cornea with a vitreous detachment and all head, neck, eyes and vision were severely damaged" in September 2014, WDAF-TV, St. Louis, Mo., reported.

She is seeking $25,000 to pay for her medical bills and legal fees. The lawsuit said Lambert's Cafe should know about the dangers caused by throwing rolls.

Jerry Johnson, the general manager of the restaurant, told KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the employees never mean to injure anyone when they throw rolls. He said people have tried to sue the restaurant in the past, and in some cases, the company's insurance has paid the cost of medical bills.

It's unclear if Tucker has a case for her allegations of "carelessness and negligence" against Lambert's Cafe. There are multiple signs inside and and outside the restaurant calling it "Home of Throwed Rolls."


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: karen; lambertscafe; missouri; rolls; sikeston; throwedrolls; violentfood
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To: mykroar

Mea Culpa. Remembered the details wrong.


61 posted on 08/14/2015 7:50:06 AM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius (www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
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To: null and void

Seriously?! I hadn’t heard that part of the story.


62 posted on 08/14/2015 7:51:26 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: JoeProBono

I know MLB shows a disclaimer on the big screen, and announces that bats and balls can be a hazard. IF I was the restaurant owner, I’d put a humorous, but pointed sign saying beware of thrown rolls. Keeps the litigious types at bay.


63 posted on 08/14/2015 7:52:38 AM PDT by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: jasbd1985

My aim was never too good...I could easily put the ball behind the batter’s head. My golf drives can land two fairways over, too.


64 posted on 08/14/2015 7:53:31 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: miss marmelstein
Tough to say. I think the woman has no more of a case than someone who gets hit by an errant foul ball at a baseball game or a flying piece of tire at an auto race. In a sane society, anyway . . .
65 posted on 08/14/2015 7:57:23 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom; IYAS9YAS
That was what the court based its decision on.

Know the facts...

Of course there are FReepers who disagree.

Civil discussions and disagreements, the thirst for actual facts and hard data are what makes FR a gem on the interwebs!

66 posted on 08/14/2015 8:03:43 AM PDT by null and void (Support Islamic Repatriation)
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To: Vigilanteman

Where is this sane society of which you speak?


67 posted on 08/14/2015 8:04:48 AM PDT by null and void (Support Islamic Repatriation)
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To: JoeProBono
Catch Rodney
68 posted on 08/14/2015 8:06:28 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: FatherofFive; Kirkwood
You got that right.

Both of you got it wrong. Lambert's is just good country cooking, served liberally. The rolls are fresh, soft, and buttery warm delights. I'm wondering if this woman has to hire somebody to chew her food for her.

69 posted on 08/14/2015 8:07:23 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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To: null and void

The USA, circa 1984.


70 posted on 08/14/2015 8:09:33 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: JoeProBono

I was dubious, then read the amount that she is trying to recover. The $25K seems in line with her alleged injuries. I’d wager that the restaurant’s insurance will pick it up.


71 posted on 08/14/2015 8:11:14 AM PDT by CSM
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To: ProtectOurFreedom


72 posted on 08/14/2015 8:12:11 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius
Facts about Mc Donald's coffee case.

It's not what people think.

73 posted on 08/14/2015 8:13:00 AM PDT by antidisestablishment (I was mad when they changed Republican states to Red, but I now I see they were right.)
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To: null and void

Good resource you pointed to, there. I didn’t know how many other injuries had occurred to ip other customers, the woman’s requirement for skin grafts, or the paltry offer McDonalds had made to her for her injuries.

The article doesn’t mention that the coffee was intentionally so hot to reduce free refills, however.

Certainly agree that FR is a unique site on the entire WWW for discussion, hot topics, knowledge and friendship.


74 posted on 08/14/2015 8:16:03 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: texas booster

“There is no way those soft rolls “cause” a cornea detachment without a major preexisting condition. Still, as we have seen, the expenses of a lawsuit get paid by the deepest pockets.”

I wondered about that myself. I’m not a doctor either, but I am a lawyer who started his career in insurance defense. If Lambert’s is found liable, a possible pre-existing condition won’t matter. Under our tort system, generally speaking, a wrongdoer must take his victim as he is found. This is an old principle of law that is sometimes called the “Eggshell Skull Rule” and it is applicable in strict liability, negligence, and intentional tort cases.


75 posted on 08/14/2015 8:16:03 AM PDT by .45 Long Colt
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To: gbscott1954

I go to restaurants where they respect the food and the customers and don’t throw it around like a college cafeteria. Why the gimmick? The food has to be lousy if they need it to draw in customers.


76 posted on 08/14/2015 8:16:13 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: GoneSalt


77 posted on 08/14/2015 8:19:23 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: T-Bird45

Glad I don’t eat where you eat.


78 posted on 08/14/2015 8:20:05 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: null and void
Of course there are FReepers who disagree.

Yes. How many other customers at that McDonald's in particular complained about the hot coffee? How many cups did that McDonald's sell in a day, every day, around the time this occurred. Certainly they would have lost customers if the coffee was too hot. 700 complaints against the entirety of the McDonald's total coffee sales over 11 years is not even statistical noise.

79 posted on 08/14/2015 8:23:08 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (The other day I... No, that wasn't me.)
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To: miss marmelstein

Seriesly! What a stupid attraction. haha.


80 posted on 08/14/2015 8:24:33 AM PDT by SgtHooper (Anyone who remembers the 60's, wasn't there!)
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