Posted on 11/02/2005 5:33:30 PM PST by Mike Bates
Boulder, CO -A hardware retailer Home Depot has found itself in a sticky situation, defending a lawsuit filed by a man who claims the chain's Louisville store ignored his cries for help after he fell victim to a prank and was glued to a toilet seat.
Bob Dougherty, 57, of Nederland, said he became stuck to a bathroom toilet seat on which somebody had smeared glue on Oct. 30, 2003, and felt "tremendous panic" when he realized he was stuck.
"They left me there, going through all that stress," Dougherty told The (Boulder) Daily Camera. "They just let me rot."
His lawsuit, filed Friday said Dougherty was recovering from heart bypass surgery at the time and thought he was having a heart attack. A store employee who heard him calling for help informed the head clerk via radio, but the head clerk "believed it to be a hoax," the lawsuit said.
Home Depot spokeswoman Kathryn Gallagher said she could not comment on pending litigation.
The lawsuit said after about 15 minutes, store officials called for an ambulance. Paramedics unbolted the toilet seat, and while wheeling a "frightened and humiliated" Dougherty out of the store, he passed out.
The lawsuit said the toilet seat separated from his skin, leaving abrasions.
"This is not Home Depot's fault," he said. "But I am blaming them for letting me hang in there and just ignoring me."
LOL! Upon first reading this I assumed it was a model toilet on the showroom floor. I was wondering why the hell he had his pants down!
I predict this lawsuit will go right down the crapper.
At least it smelled rotted.
That's what you get from watching the movie "Jackass"
Completely unrelated to this story....
Does anybody know the place to get the best price on HP Inkjets?
"I take it you won't be on the jury that awards the guy $16 million. Or more"
You would be correct.
One thing that gets me is the claim he is not blaming Home Depot for the glue covered seat, only for not responding in a timely manner. That seems unusual.
Any attorney in his right mind would be advising his client to not say that.
The fact that the man is talking with the press leads me to believe its a weak case and an out of court settlement is the main goal.
Its fishy, I tell you.
Even after the first time?
Glue your aRss to the seat ping!
Stuck on Stupid?
Yeah. Something stinks about this case.
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Gee, I didn't know there were any of those.
Hey, CD, what brings you out of the Saddle Club this evening?
I winder if he knows who is responsible for the glue?
"I don't know if people actually tend to look at toilet seats."
It`s a men`s restroom. Believe me , you look at the seat before you sit. It has nothing to do with falling in.
Unless you have a desire to sit on misguided pee. : )
Prediction: Millee will be on this like white on rice.
No one around so I thought I would check out your play ground:')
I never saw it.
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