Only in America: Woman sueing Victorias Secret because a thong attacked her

D-Fence · June 18th, 2008, 04:45 PM

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Dinged By A G-String?
Woman, 52, sues Victoria's Secret, claims injury from defective thong

JUNE 17--As she was attempting to put on a Victoria's Secret thong, a Los Angeles woman claims that a decorative metallic piece flew off the garment and struck her in the eye, causing injuries and a new product liability lawsuit against the underwear giant. Macrida Patterson, 52, alleges that she was hurt last May by a defective "low-rise v-string" from the Victoria's Secret "Sexy Little Thing" line, according to a lawsuit filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court. A copy of her June 9 complaint, which does not specify monetary damages, can be found below. Patterson's lawyer, Jason Buccat, told TSG that a "design problem" caused the decorative piece to come loose and strike Patterson in the eye, causing damage to her cornea. He added that the eye injury, which caused Patterson to miss a few days of work, will be "affecting her the rest of her life." Patterson is a traffic officer with L.A.'s Department of Transportation. Prior to the lawsuit's filing, Victoria's Secret officials asked to examine the garment and the decorative piece, but that request was rejected by Patterson's counsel. For those unfamiliar with "v-strings," the undergarment is the Victoria's Secret variant on the "g-string," which has long been favored in the battle against visible panty lines.

Remove the stickers and let Darwin rule it out.

smib · June 18th, 2008, 04:50 PM

Well, if it really did damage her eye and cause her to miss work, then she could be entitled some money if it can be proven that VS is actually at fault. Not sure how that could happen, maybe they should hire inspector 34.

airmenair · June 18th, 2008, 05:21 PM

On that basis I should have sued Ford for not adequately rust proofing there cars of the 60s. This defect led to me get rust in my eye in December and required and ER visit on Christmas Eve costing me $600 for a doctor to scrape my eye with a needle. This not only lead to extreme discomfort and the ruin of both my Christmas Eve and Christmas but the following day I left the country for Italy in agony. I could have made millions for punitive damages.... images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

And yes, the above is a true story.

LeVeL · June 18th, 2008, 05:23 PM

Why was a 52 year old woman putting on a thong in the first place?

airmenair · June 18th, 2008, 05:25 PM

^^ Well it is LA

efoolution · June 18th, 2008, 05:33 PM

What a brilliant idea to get rid of all the traffic wardens ... thongs. That´s lingerie-warfare ...

KaJuN · June 18th, 2008, 06:01 PM

Warning labels make baby Darwin cry.

Night_Hawk · June 18th, 2008, 06:58 PM

I can only laugh at this images/smilies/lol.gif

Ford Prefect · June 18th, 2008, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by LeVeL

Why was a 52 year old woman putting on a thong in the first place?

yeah seriously, isn´t there some sort of law against that? You think I can sue her for the horrible images in my head after reading this thread?

I may have to sue D-fence for that as well, nothing personal and all, but I´ll have my lawyer check if there is some angle we can work with here...

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the Interceptor · June 18th, 2008, 11:37 PM

Can I sue the woman for going blind when seeing her in a thong? images/smilies/wacko.gif

NooDle · June 18th, 2008, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by LeVeL

Why was a 52 year old woman putting on a thong in the first place?

not only that, how the hell do you manage to get a thong to hit you in the EYE? images/smilies/wacko.gif

wtf was she doing? either something very kinky that required a lot of flexing and stuff, or she bought a thong that was way too small and finally couldn't hold itself and did the decent thing and desintegrate

whichever it is, still her own fault

Cobol74 · June 18th, 2008, 11:52 PM

Do any of you know what a thong is in the UK? Well it "aint" that, we put them on our feet! Anyway keeps lawyers off the dole queue I suppose.

idk · June 19th, 2008, 12:05 AM

Jeremy also used that word once.

Like the topic says... only in America images/smilies/dry.gif

. I can not understand that. Sometimes accidents happen... sometimes sth brakes. Why is it always sb elses fault? Shit happens, that's live. Just accept it images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

I'm really glad that such nonsense has no chance in our justice system. When i think back... how many lawsuits i could have filed in the past... Jesus!
Too bad that all cars are full of these "idiot" stickers because of lawsuits like this one.

JipJopJones · June 19th, 2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by LeVeL

Why was a 52 year old woman putting on a thong in the first place?

that's what I was going to say. images/smilies/blink.gif

Scooby5 · June 19th, 2008, 03:36 AM

And people wonder why products are getting more expensive....... when the most innocuous one now has to be priced in such a way to cover possible frivolous lawsuits. The world is truely going mad, shoot me now...... so i can sue you!

bafranksbro · June 19th, 2008, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by LeVeL

Why was a 52 year old woman putting on a thong in the first place?

I stopped reading when I read that not something I need to know about. images/smilies/no.gif

I had a much better mental picture until I got to that point. images/smilies/sad.gif

atombfield · June 19th, 2008, 04:57 AM

The fact that a 52 year old woman has no problem admitting she was wearing a thong with some sort of metal decoration makes me both highly uncomfortable and strangely aroused /images/smilies/blink.gif

Posmo · June 19th, 2008, 01:40 PM

Why the hell would a 52-year-old woman buy A THONG, from a lineup called "Sexy Little Thing"?!?!? I mean, if you are 52 years old, you should realize that you're not sexy anymore..

Karoug · June 20th, 2008, 09:58 AM

^There are plenty of GMilfs out there...

jensked · June 20th, 2008, 10:39 AM

June 18th, 2008, 04:50 PM	#2
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airmenair Joined: Aug 18th, 2005 Last Online: 09:18 AM Location: Arlington, Texas, USA Posts: 1,116 Rep Power: 26	On that basis I should have sued Ford for not adequately rust proofing there cars of the 60s. This defect led to me get rust in my eye in December and required and ER visit on Christmas Eve costing me $600 for a doctor to scrape my eye with a needle. This not only lead to extreme discomfort and the ruin of both my Christmas Eve and Christmas but the following day I left the country for Italy in agony. I could have made millions for punitive damages.... And yes, the above is a true story.

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