Colorado man sues Home Depot after he was glued to toilet seat

AP via Sun Media ^ | 2005-11-02

[Clive]

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Hardware retailer Home Depot has found itself in a sticky situation, defending a lawsuit filed by a man who said the chain's Louisville, Colo., 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, Colo., 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 newspaper.

"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."

[Guenevere]

Tis true....heard it on Fox this AM with Judge Napolitano and Steve discussing it...

...appears the guy also got 'stuck' just last year ....and there was some mention of him being out to get the 'state' for some reason.

I think he planned this.

[kjam22]

What are the chances of getting glued to a toileet seat twice in your lifetime? Much less twice in 2 years.

[Paulus]

Reminds me of Italy.

[Zechariah_8_13]

The HD in my area has turned into a joke and I refuse to go there anymore. Customer service is non existent and the place is always a mess.

Even though our local HD is 2 miles away, and the closest Lowes is 12, we avoid HD like the plague and head to Lowes instead.

Imagine -- at Lowes the employees are actually helpful & knowledgeable! And the selection is much better, too.

[BigCinBigD]

"I don't care HOW funny some of you think this is, it's not. Think of it this way: Would you think it was funny if it was your Dad in there stuck to a toilet seat because some moronic teenagers wanted to play a cruel prank on him? Sorry to be such a spoil-sport, but this is just downright mean! Can you even imagine the embarrassment this man must have suffered?"

You are absolutely right. He should not sit still for this.

[BluH2o]

Someone else has come forward and is saying this isn't the first time this guy has claimed he was glued to a toilet seat.

This same individual, a couple of years ago, made the same claim in Nederland, CO ... a community 45 miles NW of Denver. Apparently he went to the bathroom at the town visitors center and claimed he sat on a toilet seat that had glue on it. The local police official checked out the allegation and found no evidence of any substance on the toilet seat. This dirtbag is trying to play the same game as that women claiming to find a finger tip in her Wendy's chili ... just a new twist.

[D.P.Roberts]

Here's your story.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20051108/D8DOG690F.html

Some of us aren't as gullible as others.