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Man Gets $650,000 After Eye Injury During Lap Dance
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Man Gets $650,000 After Eye Injury During Lap Dance
Man's eye was injured after stripper accidentally kicked him with her high heels
By TODD WRIGHT
Updated 11:40 AM EDT, Fri, Oct 15, 2010
A South Florida man may have a few more dollars to toss around at strippers after he won $650,000 in a settlement for injuries he suffered during a lap dance.
In 2008, Michael Ireland was poked in the eye by a stripper's spiked high heel when he got a little too close during a performance at the Cheetah Club near West Palm Beach.
The shoe of a stripper named "Suki" punctured his eye socket and broke bones around his eye and nose and the man has permanent double vision, his attorneys claimed.
Some would say that's not such a problem in the strip club.
The strip club decided to settle out of court Thursday instead of going through with the lawsuit and possibly paying more in damages.
"When this case was first filed, many people criticized it simply because it occurred at a strip club," said Lake Lytal, Ireland's attorney. "But we feel the $650,000 settlement goes to show that this was a serious case with serious injuries."
Lap dances for everyone! Or not.
First Published: Oct 14, 2010 3:09 PM EDT
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Adgal, your husband and my husband should party together!!! And this is further proof that strip clubs are dangerous places!!!! Oh, and a good reminder to me to take off the stilettos when doing my table dances at home . . .
Yes, I'm not a fan of frivolous law suits as they clog up the legal system and waste time and money. We have a rental place and I take care of renting it out and maintenance. Do you know that there are people that go around looking for properties with an issue that they spot and then rent it and then sue the landlord?? Just this week I had hired some painters to do some work when I got a phone call at 9 pm from the lady I actually hired to do it to tell me one of her people helping had fallen on the deck stairs. We might get sued. In retrospect, I think they set it up. There are a lot of reasons I say that. But specialmom is smart. Her husband's best friend is a big trial attorney in our city and I gave him a quick call. I had a deck specialist and contractor out to the property first thing the next morning and got a letter stating that the deck was up to code in every way and that an accident could not have been foreseen (which it was------ just built last summer and had permits and inspections). So now it is a simple slip and fall vs. negligence. We'll see if they sue but I wouldn't be surprised.
And . . . my mother died tragically at the age of 52 and a law suit resulted from that. I don't regret winning that law suit one bit.
There are legitimate claims and bogus ones and sometimes it is clear which is which. From now on----------- hubby will wear protective eye gear to the club. LOL
Yes, I'm not a fan of frivolous law suits as they clog up the legal system and waste time and money. We have a rental place and I take care of renting it out and maintenance. Do you know that there are people that go around looking for properties with an issue that they spot and then rent it and then sue the landlord?? Just this week I had hired some painters to do some work when I got a phone call at 9 pm from the lady I actually hired to do it to tell me one of her people helping had fallen on the deck stairs. We might get sued. In retrospect, I think they set it up. There are a lot of reasons I say that. But specialmom is smart. Her husband's best friend is a big trial attorney in our city and I gave him a quick call. I had a deck specialist and contractor out to the property first thing the next morning and got a letter stating that the deck was up to code in every way and that an accident could not have been foreseen (which it was------ just built last summer and had permits and inspections). So now it is a simple slip and fall vs. negligence. We'll see if they sue but I wouldn't be surprised.
And . . . my mother died tragically at the age of 52 and a law suit resulted from that. I don't regret winning that law suit one bit.
There are legitimate claims and bogus ones and sometimes it is clear which is which. From now on----------- hubby will wear protective eye gear to the club. LOL
That is just bizarre to me...doing something he is not supposed to, getting hurt, then winning 2 million dollars? Seriously? In my early 20's I was a passenger in a vehicle and we were hit by a drunk driver. I was fairly badly hurt, although not life threatening and fortunately nothing that created a long term disability or anything. I had a head injury though, which could have turned serious. I sued (and obviously 0% at fault as I wasn't even driving and the person driving the vehicle I was in was sober...and got $20,000. Now that was appropriate as I couldn't work for a 3 months, plus there was a bit of extra for pain and suffering. But a guy that falls off a ladder he should never have been on gets 2M? Crazy. I am with you Brice...frivilous law suites are frustrating. I don't understand....that's like someone robbing a bank and getting shot in the process and suing for injuries or something...I don't get it!
Your strip club story is hysterical..... I almost shot the morning diet coke through the nostrils... and as for getting kicked in the eye during a lap dance, the ladies are literally on the table (in the few strip clubs I frequented in my very early 20's), so it is possible.
I have a buddy who recently got his law degree... he loves this type of story. (Typical ambulance chaser mentality) We were talking about a local guy who fell from a ladder in our local K-Mart. He sued for and won a settlement because of injuries to the tune of $2 million. #1. The guy was not authorized to use the ladder from which he fell, and there is a sign on said ladder that says no unautorized use. #2, He apparently used the ladder in a fashion that facilitated his fall, meaning incorrect use.
Now, I dont know what injuries this guy sustained, but saw him 2 months after winning the lawsuit, and the guy appeared fine. As a matter of fact, the guy was in the bank acting like a big shot trying to withdrawl a large sum of money to go Christmas shopping for his kids. (This guy looked to be a dirt bag....but was telling everyone within ear shot of how rich he was, and was doing so in a highly animated fashion.)
Anyhow, I made the comment to my friend that I thought this was a frivilous lawsuit. This lawyer buddy went on to say that stipulations were probably such that this money is intended for any medical procedures pertaining to the accident. (The guy was my age...probably 30 or so, small, in good shape and didnt seem to have any ill effects)
I just hate that lawsuits like this happen. There is an inherant risk with everything we do, even crossing the street. I dont know, I guess it is what it is.
I have a buddy who recently got his law degree... he loves this type of story. (Typical ambulance chaser mentality) We were talking about a local guy who fell from a ladder in our local K-Mart. He sued for and won a settlement because of injuries to the tune of $2 million. #1. The guy was not authorized to use the ladder from which he fell, and there is a sign on said ladder that says no unautorized use. #2, He apparently used the ladder in a fashion that facilitated his fall, meaning incorrect use.
Now, I dont know what injuries this guy sustained, but saw him 2 months after winning the lawsuit, and the guy appeared fine. As a matter of fact, the guy was in the bank acting like a big shot trying to withdrawl a large sum of money to go Christmas shopping for his kids. (This guy looked to be a dirt bag....but was telling everyone within ear shot of how rich he was, and was doing so in a highly animated fashion.)
Anyhow, I made the comment to my friend that I thought this was a frivilous lawsuit. This lawyer buddy went on to say that stipulations were probably such that this money is intended for any medical procedures pertaining to the accident. (The guy was my age...probably 30 or so, small, in good shape and didnt seem to have any ill effects)
I just hate that lawsuits like this happen. There is an inherant risk with everything we do, even crossing the street. I dont know, I guess it is what it is.
I have to ask...how on earth did her SHOE poke him in the EYE during a lap dance?? Never mind, I don't think I want to know....
Kind of reminds me of a funny story. DH is not into strip clubs at all. However, for his stag his friends took him to the requisite trashy strip club. They stuck him right in the front row (alongside the stage). Problem was by that time they had poured so much alcohol into him (he is also not typically a huge drinker), he fell asleep (or passed out...whichever) right there at the side of the stage...lol. It's the running joke in our house that some young girl probably went back to school when she saw customers sleeping during her dance. Hehe.
Kind of reminds me of a funny story. DH is not into strip clubs at all. However, for his stag his friends took him to the requisite trashy strip club. They stuck him right in the front row (alongside the stage). Problem was by that time they had poured so much alcohol into him (he is also not typically a huge drinker), he fell asleep (or passed out...whichever) right there at the side of the stage...lol. It's the running joke in our house that some young girl probably went back to school when she saw customers sleeping during her dance. Hehe.
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