Woman sues Victoria's Secret claiming thong injury

[CatWoman]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A woman who says she was hurt by her thong panties when a metal clip flew off and hit her in the eye has sued Victoria's Secret, saying in a TV interview on Thursday that the injury caused her "excruciating pain."

Macrida Patterson, a 52-year-old Los Angeles traffic officer, told NBC's "Today" show that she suffered cuts to her cornea from the small piece of metal that had been used to secure a rhinestone heart onto the blue thong.

"I was putting on my underwear from Victoria's Secret and the metal popped in my eye. It happened really quickly. I was in excruciating pain. I screamed. That's what happened," Patterson told NBC.

Patterson's lawyer Jason Buccat, who also appeared on the "Today" show, said the metal staple causes "severe damage" to her cornea that required a topical steroid.

The product liability lawsuit, which was filed on June 9 in Los Angeles Superior Court and first reported on the Smoking Gun Web site, seeks unspecified damages.

A spokeswoman for Victoria's Secret, which is operated by Limited Brands Inc, could not immediately be reached for comment.

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSKUA04469620080620

[hobbit709]

1. Just exactly how far was that thong stretched

for something to fly off with enough force and hurt her in the eye? Enquiring minds want to know.

[ashling]

2. Doh!

they don't go on your head!
:rofl:

[skygazer]

3. Some people should not be allowed to dress themselves

:eyes:

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

4. HTF can that happen?

I own plenty of VS thongs and brassieres and, unless I'm using the thong as a medieval catapult, I can't see how this could happen. And even if it did happen, the chances of a piece of metal hitting your eye are so small.

Sounds like Ms. Patterson and her attorney want to make a few bucks. Under these circumstances, anything could injure you.

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

5. Dupe n/t

[Symarip]

6. That's just thong!

[peekaloo]

7. When thongs go wrong it can really put your ass in a sling.

[Forkboy]

8. Hell, I got that beat.

I was trying to take one off someone and lost a tooth. I would have sued too, but the two of us were too busy laughing our asses off.

As for this story..."topical steroid"? Oh the humanity! :eyes:

[Flaxbee]

9. I think Ms. Patterson is tired of being a traffic officer ...

can't say I blame her. And Limited Brands, Inc., has deep pockets. VS undies aren't exactly the best-made items in the world, so I understand how it might fly apart, but it doesn't sound as if she suffered permanent damage.

She'll get a settlement of some sort, with the caveat that she can't tell anyone what it was ( to prevent other undie mishaps ).