OAP sues Apple for $1m after walking into store's glass door
Pane-full face plant
An octogenarian is to take Apple to court after a visit to one of the computer company's glass-fronted stores put her nose out of joint - literally.
The 83-year-old New Yorker walked slap bang into one of stores' see-through doors and broke her nose, she claims.
Now, Evelyn Paswall, 83, has asked for $75,000 (£47,000) in medical expenses wrung up for having the pranged proboscis put right.
She also wants the court to force Apple to cough up punitive damages totalling $1m (£630,000), reports CBS.
Apple a day keeps... the doctor busy?
“The defendant was negligent... in allowing a clear, see-through glass wall and/or door to exist without proper warning," insists the lawsuit.
White stickers already placed on the transparent glass panels of Apple's stores are insufficient warnings, apparently. Clearer stickers were said to have been put in place on stores this weekend.
Compensation may ease the old lady's concerns, but whether the panes will be taken away remains to be seen. Sigh. ®
COMMENTS
Seems Apple and windows aren't compatible
... somebody had to say it
Re: An awareness of what glass is...
She's 83 FFS cut her some slack jack.
Maybe her eyesight isn't up to Apple's 'Retina' standard.
Perhaps Apple might just consider designing an environment for normal everday folk of all ages, not just trendy young Barrista's in black polo necks with more money than sense.
how fast did this granny walk?
Assuming this granny is probably just your typical greedy american, I hope she spends a fortune on legal fees before losing and gets some humble pie:)
Re: admission of guilt?
But shirley, clearer stickers would be even more difficult to see.
Re: An awareness of what glass is...
Similar thing happened to me in Zurich at a popular brand trendy coffee place - I was 22! They had a normal door that had existed for some time which I was accustomed to using, and had decided to install automatic opening glass doors.
I was walking ahead talking to friends with my head turned to the side at just the wrong moment, reached out to grab the existing inner door, and turned my head towards it - bang - slammed right in to the glass panel - shattered my front tooth. Stepped back in shock and the motion detector kicked in and the panel slid open.
Head of *bucks called me the next day, details passed onto insurance company and tooth replaced that week. No lawsuit needed, but I can sympathize with an 83 year old. I don't know how much a broken nose costs to fix - remember there's no such thing as a NHS in the US, so it's bound to be more expensive.
