Posted on 06/14/2006 12:49:39 PM PDT by kingattax
A couple is suing Home Depot and the manufacturers of a grout sealing product for $111 million _ including a $1 million claim that the product destroyed their sex life.
Jay Flynn of Lilburn, Ga., and his wife Laura, said that he became ill and was hospitalized for four days after using an allegedly defective batch of Tile Perfect Stand'N Seal Grout Sealer in July 2005.
According to the lawsuit, doctors told Flynn his lungs were permanently damaged by fumes from the product, which left him with only half his normal breathing capacity.
As a result, Flynn had to quit his job as a product manager and stop coaching his son's baseball team. In addition, his "once active" love life has suffered.
The couple is seeking $100 million in punitive damages, $10 million for injuries and $1 million for harm to their love life.
"We were still newlyweds when this happened," said Laura Flynn. "We had an extremely active love life. I mean every day. But now that is over."
The suit claims that dozens of defective cans stayed on the shelves until September 2005, even after a national recall in August.
A representative of Roanoke Companies Group, the Illinois-based manufacturer of the product, declined to comment on the pending case.
In a statement, Atlanta-based Home Depot said it has cooperated with the Consumer Product Safety Commission "to ensure all appropriate actions had been taken to protect consumers," and added that "Roanoke Companies has been investigating reports of injuries sustained to users of Stand 'N Seal."
"We were still newlyweds when this happened," said Laura Flynn. "We had an extremely active love life. I mean every day. But now that is over."
If this works, I'm suing my ex-wives for at least $500K each!
Wives?
Just how many ya got there cowboy?
What happened to 'We'll Do It For You'?
The suit claims that dozens of defective cans stayed on the shelves until September 2005, even after a national recall in August.
So they bought/used the product before the recall. How is the store liable? Plus, I'm wondering if they kept the A/C running (if they have A/C) instead of opening some windows or running fans.
Next time, don't confuse it with Vaseline. ;)
Does he have a problem using his caulk?
Married couples with children have love lives!
I keed, I keed
Two.........wait a minute.....you are talking about ex-wives aren't you?
So what do ya think your doing wrong?
;>)
Getting married. :O
It's a lot cheaper just to fnd some woman you hate and buying her a house.....saves a lot of effort and no lawyers or judges either! :0 )
Been dere, dun dat.
BTW, you left out the car.
Yep
Well thank goodness you recognized it before #3!
LOL
"Did you hear about the newlyweds who didn't know the difference between Vaseline and putty? All their windows fell out!"[rimshot!]
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