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83-Year Old Suing Apple After Walking into Glass Doors at Retail Store
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Good Lord almighty...
$75k +$1 mil...
If this case gets more than five minutes in the courtroom without the judge throwing it down the toilet it will be an outrage.
$75k +$1 mil...
If this case gets more than five minutes in the courtroom without the judge throwing it down the toilet it will be an outrage.
The article said she hit the glass door. So... was she planning on going into the Apple Store?
And... has she never been to this particular Apple store before?
Many Apple Stores have walls and doors made of glass (and other businesses do too!!!)
The expectation is that there will be some kind of door you have to open to enter the business. But even if you can't see a door... shouldn't you be a little more careful just in case it's an invisible door made out of glass?
The fact that she hit the door is interesting...
The glass door is only 6 feet across... while the rest of the glass storefront is 60 feet of non-door.
If she noticed the entire storefront was glass... and she carefully aimed for the one part of the glass that is designated as doors... maybe she should have checked to see if the doors were open or not...
Looking at the picture below... you can see that Apple puts things behind the non-door parts of the glass walls.
The only part they don't put anything is the doors themselves. I guess those big chrome handles aren't big enough to say "hey, these are doors!"
And... has she never been to this particular Apple store before?
Many Apple Stores have walls and doors made of glass (and other businesses do too!!!)
The expectation is that there will be some kind of door you have to open to enter the business. But even if you can't see a door... shouldn't you be a little more careful just in case it's an invisible door made out of glass?
The fact that she hit the door is interesting...
The glass door is only 6 feet across... while the rest of the glass storefront is 60 feet of non-door.
If she noticed the entire storefront was glass... and she carefully aimed for the one part of the glass that is designated as doors... maybe she should have checked to see if the doors were open or not...
Looking at the picture below... you can see that Apple puts things behind the non-door parts of the glass walls.
The only part they don't put anything is the doors themselves. I guess those big chrome handles aren't big enough to say "hey, these are doors!"
Yep, the story makes no sense. Also, how would an 83-year-old be moving fast enough to cause enough injury to herself to cost $75K?
Very bad move. Doing something like that, even if as a goodwill gesture, is like admitting fault. You would be setting yourself up for possibly more damages if the person thought your goodwill gesture was not enough.
When I was in the apple store I couldn't find the stairs cos they were made of glass... I had forgotten how I managed to get up to the first floor and wanted to leave so badly... Do I jumped over the edge and broke my legs... I think I am gonna sue apple... Whaddyathink???
Sounds dumb doesn't it... So does this woman's story!
Sounds dumb doesn't it... So does this woman's story!
Apple should destroy her in court... Then donate triple that to the old people receptacles near her residency, with the stipulation that she be banned from all amenities on the premise.
My favorite lawyer!
For those who don't know what we are talking about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLvZJb7jcg&
Maybe she needs a bit of "attitude adjustment."
Since when does a broken nose cost $75,000 in medical expenses?
It's America...
Well lets go on a few assumtion. First off she is old and as such her bones are much weaker.
She could easily of hit the door hard enough to break her nose. This followed by her neck getting injured by the wipe lash of the head being bent back.
Now the real damage comes from the rebound off the glass causing her to fall down where she could of easily broke her hip.
Lol, "Warning, this glass is transparent" made me think of "SILENT ALARM ACTIVATED!"
That said, not seeing a clear, clean wall of glass has nothing to do with intelligence.
Wirelessly posted
I bet she didn't run into the f***ing glass wall trying to get inside.
This is a set up.
I bet she didn't run into the f***ing glass wall trying to get inside.
This is a set up.
I read she was 83 yrs old ...
was she running or something ! that a collision caused her nose to get broken
was she running or something ! that a collision caused her nose to get broken