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Lawsuit of the Day a Few Days Ago: The Temperamental Toilet

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Here’s a strange little story that we meant to cover during the week but missed. From the Philadelphia Daily News:

Ever heard the one about the exploding toilet? Well, an Olney woman could tell you all about it, from firsthand experience….

It happened on Oct. 30, 2007, according to the lawsuit, when a toilet the woman was using “exploded” in an eighth-floor ladies’ room at the 1900 Market Street building.

“Excess water pressure caused a toilet to explode causing plaintiff to be thrown from the bathroom stall, thereby causing her severe and permanent injuries,” the suit said.

And then they tried to charge her for an enema. The nerve!
So what injuries does plaintiff claim as a result of sitting on Old Faithful?


The fact pattern may be bizarre, but the injuries claimed by plaintiff Nikita Fulton are no laughing matter:

She said that she also suffered “severe and permanent” physical injuries, involving thoracic and lumbar spine sprains and strains and sciatica problems on her right side, and other ills.

Fulton said that she not only suffered “severe aches, pains, mental anxiety and anguish” but had been compelled to spend “large sums of money for medicine and medical attention and may be required to expend additional sums . . . in the future.”

The Philadelphia Daily News gave this story a groan-inducing headline. See link below.
Update: A commenter correctly notes that the building in question, 1900 Market Street, is home to Cozen O’Connor. Cozen associates, beware of the eighth floor ladies’ room.
If she wins lawsuit, will she be flush? [Philadelphia Daily News]

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