Burger King ordered to pay whopping $8M to man who fell on ‘foreign substance’

NY Post ^ | 05/25/2023 | Chris Pandolfo, Fox Business

[ChicagoConservative27]

A Burger King franchisee in Florida, was ordered to pay nearly $8 million to a customer who allegedly slipped and fell at the restaurant and needed surgery for his injuries.

Richard Tulecki, 48, “suffered lower back injuries resulting in surgery” after he slipped on a “foreign substance” near the restroom of a Burger King location in Hollywood, Fla., according to court documents.

The fall caused “serious injuries” which required surgery, and Tulecki suffered a postoperative perforated colon, according to his attorneys.

The lawsuit, filed in January 2021, accused Burger King of negligence for “failing to ensure that the area and floor of the business was free and clear of any hazards.”

A Broward County jury awarded Tulecki $7.8 million in damages, including $3.35 million for lost earnings and $700,000 for medical expenses.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Foreign substance? Was this in the bathroom? (SARC)

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I would say there is a bit more to this story then presented here.

[Sirius Lee]

Illegal alien Yaqui never saw a bathroom before and just took a dump in the middle of the floor?

[billorites]

"“foreign substance” near the restroom"

[alancarp]

“whopping”... I see what they did there.

[FamiliarFace]

$3.35 million for lost earnings? What job did he do?

[dfwgator]

"“foreign substance” near the restroom"

Real beef?

[Tell It Right]

$7.8 million in damages, including $3.35 million for lost earnings and $700,000 for medical expenses

$3 million in lost earnings means he wasn't exactly a poor man.

And what was the other $4 million for? $7.8 million payout - $3.35 million lost earning - $700 thousand medical expenses ≃ $4 million additional money paid to him.

[dangus]

Hey.... Burger King burgers taste like real beef. I understand if people don’t like their fries as much as the clown’s, but it’s the clown that makes beef that tastes of no beef.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Tulecki suffered a postoperative perforated colon

How did falling on the floor perforate his colon???

[I want the USA back]

At one time people knew enough to watch where they put their feet. But then the lawyers started advertising that people could get money from the restaurant in which they fell. Lotta money to be made there!

[Jim W N]

“Slip and Fall”. Gets ‘em every time...

[ronniesgal]

ewww....was it a pickle park restroom?

[gundog]

[HamiltonJay]

“including $3.35 million for lost earnings and $700,000 for medical expenses.”

So what he got was basically about 4 Million to cover his medical expenses, and earnings he is losing due to this injury and another $4M as punishment against BK for the situation that lead to the accident in the first place.

[rdl6989]

It smells like a ripoff.

[Songcraft]

"Foreign substance" -- probably one of those "two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun" thingies that someone smuggled in there.

[dfwgator]

Can’t stand either one. I prefer Whataburger or In N Out.

[Irenic]

8 million? Wow.

I hope that doesn’t do BK in, I love the occasional whopper—good stuff Maynard.

[ExSES]

"Foreign substance" -- probably one of those "two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun" thingies that someone smuggled in there.

Didn't take long for that to transit the intestinal canal it would seem!