Thong results in eye injury, lawsuit
June 20, 2008 by Maureen CatalanoPosted in: "Would you want this person in Finance?", In this week's e-newsletter, Insurance, Latest news & views, Tech failure
People will sue over just about anything — even a defective pair of unmentionables.
A California woman is suing Victoria’s Secret over a pair of underwear she claims permanently damaged her cornea.
Macrida Patterson was trying on the “sexy low-rise v-string” at a retail store when a decorative metallic object dislodged itself from the material and flew into her eye.
The injury forced Patterson to miss multiple days of work (we would’ve loved to be a fly on the wall during that conversation with her boss).
Patterson claims there was a design flaw in the item that caused the injury, but when Victoria’s Secret asked to examine Patterson’s panties and the defective metallic object, she refused. She’s suing for an undisclosed amount and wants to raise awareness of the important issue to thong-wearers worldwide.
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Tags: Defective merchandise, Lawsuit, Thongs, Underwear, Victoria's Secret
June 27th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
It is unsanitary to try on underwear, even with a liner on. It is gross.
June 27th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I agree with Fatima! And a THONG??? EWWWW!
June 27th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Maybe you shouldn’t try on thongs that are meant for smaller figures. They only stretch so far! Some people just shouldn’t be wearing thongs….
June 27th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
There is an error in the story. I saw her interviewed on the Today show. She was not trying these on. She owned them and had worn them once or twice before.