Posted on 04/13/2011 1:39:20 PM PDT by Mountain Bike Vomit Carnage
An Oak Park couple is suing the Applebee’s restaurant chain after their toddler was inadvertently served a margarita instead of apple juice.
Taylor Dill-Reese and Dominic Wilson filed a lawsuit in Oakland County Circuit Court seeking in excess of $25,000 in damages after their 15-month-old son, Dominic Wilson Jr., consumed alcohol on Friday at the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar on 14 Mile in Madison Heights.
“We’re asking for some accountability,” said Southfield attorney William Stern, representing the parents and the boy. “This could have turned out very badly.”
The boy’s parents had ordered him a kid’s meal – a small hamburger, fries and apple juice in a sippy cup, then noticed him acting peculiarly. The father tasted the drink and realized it contained alcohol. A police investigation found the “apple juice” was actually margarita mix containing alcohol. Police say the bottles were mislabeled.
The child was taken to William Beaumont Hospital, where lab tests showed traces of alcohol in his system. The child has since recovered and is at home with his parents.
The incident made national headlines. Applebee's has apologized, and pledged to put into place safeguards to prevent future accidents. A spokesperson did not immediately return phone calls this afternoon.
The suit filed Tuesday seeks compensation for emotional distress and well as reimbursement for medical expenses. The case has been assigned to Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Nanci Grant.
Like you can’t see the difference between apple juice and a margarita?
Were the parents brain dead?
5 bucks says it was a set up by the alleged parents.
Yeah, they do not even look alike. Shoot, they probably could have gotten free dinner once a week for life, had they not gone the lawsuit route. Delivered even!
Reimburse for medical expenses, name the new procedure to avoid goofing up again after the kid, and give the family a choice of numerous gift certificates for either Applebee’s or a comparable “casual dining” alternative of their choice. Keep the lawyers out.
Who puts booze in a child’s sippy cup? Didn’t the person who was poring it notice? Just askin’!???
Show me da money.
Was there REALLY $25,000 worth of harm done here???
Their first clue was when the kid started hitting on the waitress and trying to bum a cigarette.
Here’s some advice - don’t feed your child garbage! I wouldn’t eat there, bacteria vacationland...
How awful!
You take your son and your Baby Daddy to Applebee’s, the finest restaurant in town, and your 15 month old son drinks your margarita!
“This could have turned out very badly.”
I’m sure Applebee’s would pay your medical bills if you drop your suit and limit their liability to that.
Parents are looking for the kid’s college fund.
Lawsuit lotto, if I was on the jury the kid would get his hospital bill paid.
“Hey, honey! The kid looks totally conked out. Let’s go hop in the sack!”
Never let an opportunity like this go to waste!
I love Applebee’s. Ate there a couple of nights ago.
The corn syrup or sugar in the margarita mix would have done more harm than the alcohol.
ditto
I brought the drink back to the bar, offered some critique, got an unspiked Coke for my daughter, and then got on with life.
By the time this kid gets to college, $25k won't even cover one month of college tuition.
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