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April 5, 2008
Killer Bra Lawsuit
Competition intensifies for the Silliest Lawsuit of the Week. This week's winner is Jessica Lang of Greenville, South Carolina, who is demanding unspecified damages from Victoria Secret, for selling her a bra that "malfunctioned." A wire popped out of the bra and scratched her, causing her "lost wages, pain and suffering, future disability, loss of prospective business relations and medical expenses."
As originally filed, the suit claimed that her wound was "nearly six inches wide and six inches deep." Apparently that raised some eyebrows, because they toned it down to 3 inches by 1/4 inch deep.
On a tip from Wiggins.
Posted by Van Helsing at April 5, 2008 8:23 AM
Comments
Actually, this isn't funny when it happens. The wires can cause some damage, but certainly not worth the merit of anything more than small claims. Lawsuits that make the claims of damage as this one does it truly bogus and stupid. Maybe Jessica just needs to get a Darwin Award. People like her make me ill. It's obvious she considers and expensive push up bra necessary for a "business image"... gee I wonder why? What kind of "business" is she engaged in????
Posted by: HoosierArmyMom at April 5, 2008 8:53 AM
Now wait a minute. I can uh...sympathize with that one. If you knew how those underwire bras were made and how little fabric and thread holds that wire from piercing your breast like an oversized hoop earring. That may not at all be a frivolous lawsuit. Ouchy. Ouch. Ouch.
Posted by: rosie at April 5, 2008 10:14 AM
I hope there isn't a lot of fallout over it. :)
Posted by: rosie at April 5, 2008 10:17 AM
Still safer than those rocket bras from the 50s. I heard some kid got his eye poked out.
Posted by: Corona at April 5, 2008 10:38 AM
Perhaps wearers of such engineered bras should be sued for false advertising :)
Posted by: Ian from the EUSSR at April 5, 2008 10:49 AM
Yep Ian... but it depends... padded yes, but some are designed to "push up what God gave ya"... but I guess that is false advertising too, especially if what God gave ya ain't so perky as it once was. LOL!!!
Posted by: HoosierArmyMom at April 5, 2008 12:25 PM
Lost prospective business relations? Does she consult for NY governors?
chsw
Posted by: chsw at April 5, 2008 12:30 PM
Yes, this is all well and good... but what does it mean for THE ENVIRONMENT?!?!?!?!? heh. bewbs.
Posted by: monsterforge at April 5, 2008 7:21 PM
Thanks for keeping us abreast of the really important news of the day!
"Silliest Lawsuit of the Week"? I don't understand! I always thought the law was an ass!
Posted by: proof at April 6, 2008 11:12 AM
I live in Spartanburg, 5 minutes north of Greenville. Greenville blows.
Posted by: Smoke TNT at April 6, 2008 6:15 PM
Hmmm I better check them puppies out and be really sure of that "damage".
Posted by: Mike teh libraryguy at April 7, 2008 5:54 AM
Hmmm I better check them puppies out and be really sure of that "damage".
Posted by: Mike teh libraryguy at April 7, 2008 5:54 AM
You beat me to it - I'd need to see what was damaged - what they looked and felt like before and after.
Posted by: Bandit at April 7, 2008 1:10 PM
