Woman sues Brookfield Zoo over Dolphins.

[SlainPwner666]

Wow. Just, just wow.

Wet floors are slippery. Dolphins love to splash. So the folks who run the Brookfield Zoo should have known accidents were bound to happen, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court.

Allecyn Edwards sued the Chicago Zoological Society and the zoo because she claims they "recklessly and willfully trained and encouraged the dolphins to throw water at the spectators in the stands making the floor wet and slippery," "failed to provide warnings of the slippery floor" and "failed to provide mats ... when the staff knew the floor would get wet and slippery," among other negligent acts, according to the complaint.

On Aug. 20, 2008, Edwards was walking along the floor near bleachers at the dolphin exhibit and fell, the suit says. The injuries from the fall caused her to lose wages, incur medical expenses and experience physical and mental suffering, the suit says.

Edwards' attorney did not return calls for comment, and a spokeswoman for the Chicago Zoological Society, which manages Brookfield Zoo, declined to comment.

And how much is a fall around dolphins at play worth? In excess of $50,000, according to the lawsuit.


Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-talk-brookfield-dolphin-suitaug20,0,7698064.story

Discuss.

[Easton Dark]

No doubt they train the dolphins to splash (big crowd pleaser)

But it's a show that involves a dolphin fliping out of a tank of water,

I don't think you need signs to tell you the floor is wet.

[Nuttz]

Damn dolphins are out to get us.

http://www.shacknews.com/images/generated/46fbed209c391_featured_without_text_simpsons_top.j pg

[BlackCat]

Are you kidding me... do we really need warning signs for everything? *WARNING stepping out in front of a speeding car may result in death* This lady really should become close friends with Captain Obvious.

[Steve Cloud]

If they're going to teach a dolphin to splash water on areas where people will walk, they should put down mats to help prevent people falling over.

Also, it's entirely possible that Ms. Edwards was not aware at the time that a dolphin show had just taken place, nor that the floor was wet. She might have just been walking past and suddenly she's got a bunch of medical expenses she has to pay for by looking like a greedy bitch on the internet.

Maybe she was walking out, minding her step but she fell anyway due to lack of mats. The whole "no notification" could just be her lawyer talking to make a better case.

The article leaves too much out and is obviously biased.

[ThoughtThinking]

If they're going to teach a dolphin to splash water on areas where people will walk, they should put down mats to help prevent people falling over.

Also, it's entirely possible that Ms. Edwards was not aware at the time that a dolphin show had just taken place, nor that the floor was wet. She might have just been walking past and suddenly she's got a bunch of medical expenses she has to pay for by looking like a greedy bitch on the internet.

Maybe she was walking out, minding her step but she fell anyway due to lack of mats. The whole "no notification" could just be her lawyer talking to make a better case.

The article leaves too much out and is obviously biased.


Yes the whole article is bullshit.
I agree with Steve here!
There should have been some mats to prevent the falling.

[CrAnKeDHigH]

Steve is probably right. We dont know exactly what happened and we certainly can't trust the media to give us an unbiased account of what really did take place. Seriously though, mind your surroundings. If you see water on the ground, be careful. If you dont know the ground can be wet when you are near an exhibit that has lots of water then you are an idiot. Also, im sick of hearing about mental anguish. I can see her getting some money for lost wages and medical expenses, but enough is enough with mental anguish lawsuits. You fell to the ground and got hurt, how the fuck does that cause you mental pain? You know how many times children fall to the ground and get hurt? Do they have mental anguish for the rest of their lives? No, they get up, brush themselves off and carry on.

[Slochk]

Im sorry but she has to be an elderly lady or did not take care of her body causing it to be fragile at a young age, so it has to be partly her fault, OR it was her trying to get injured, like all of the people who go to supermarts and try to fall and sue them. and there most likley is a sign or someone working there said "hey it get's wet in the first 4 row's". so i am going to say that i have to say that she will get paid and there will be new sign's warnign that when dolphins splash the walk-ways get wet....

[gehn6]

If they're going to teach a dolphin to splash water on areas where people will walk, they should put down mats to help prevent people falling over.

Also, it's entirely possible that Ms. Edwards was not aware at the time that a dolphin show had just taken place, nor that the floor was wet. She might have just been walking past and suddenly she's got a bunch of medical expenses she has to pay for by looking like a greedy bitch on the internet.

Maybe she was walking out, minding her step but she fell anyway due to lack of mats. The whole "no notification" could just be her lawyer talking to make a better case.

The article leaves too much out and is obviously biased.

There should be mats but I still don't like her. Seems to me she just isn't very good of knowing wtf is going on around her. I actually was just at a dolphin show yesterday in Baltimore. There were no mats on the ground and they didn't announce wet floor when going to see the show (note: the place this incident happened is setup similar to where I was yesterday. You can't just be "passing by the tank" unless you are actually going to SEE the show, something to keep in mind), but you are at a fucking aquarium.

Also, they did announce the wet floor possibility before the show started, but at the same time you could avoid it by going up and out instead of down and out at the end of the show (who knows if they are setup similarly though). There were also signs on the lower benches that said "Splash Zone".

[UKMD Elmo]

This lady really should become close friends with Captain Obvious.

http://laidoffdiary.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/captain-obvious2.jpg

[Shrubberyjsc]

Gotta agree with Mr. Cloud.

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[lawlhat]

On one hand the ground is usually visibly wet, and you should be able to tell to walk carefully there.

On one hand no signs OR mats is just common sense bullshit.

I need the real story to make a decision here.

[Claudia]

If they're going to teach a dolphin to splash water on areas where people will walk, they should put down mats to help prevent people falling over.

Also, it's entirely possible that Ms. Edwards was not aware at the time that a dolphin show had just taken place, nor that the floor was wet. She might have just been walking past and suddenly she's got a bunch of medical expenses she has to pay for by looking like a greedy bitch on the internet.

Maybe she was walking out, minding her step but she fell anyway due to lack of mats. The whole "no notification" could just be her lawyer talking to make a better case.

The article leaves too much out and is obviously biased.

You have awesome shining though every one of you pores! :D
I agree

But then again she should be careful anyway.