Okay, this reminds me of the guy burning himself with McDonalds coffee and suing them...
Flaming rum gets Bacardi in hot water
Miami women burned by hot shot; sues spirits producer
Updated: 1:40 p.m. PT July 26, 2006
MIAMI - A woman who was allegedly severely burned by flaming rum during a Bacardi promotion is suing the wine and spirits producer, claiming the product was defective and dangerous. (It's alcohol, hello stupid, alcohol is FLAMABLE!!!!!!!!!!)
Danielle Alleyne, of Miami, was injured after she was doused with the flaming rum at a Miami night club in August 2002, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. (Okay, I don't get this, why has it taken her 4 years to file a lawsuit for this? She's not gaining any points with me yet.)
“The burning rum stuck to her skin and continued to burn as she fell to the floor and tried to put herself out,” the lawsuit said. Alleyne suffered second and third degree burns on her face, neck, chest and back and is permanently disabled and disfigured, according to the lawsuit.
After hours telephone messages left at the Miami-based Bacardi USA Inc., were not immediately returned. (Hello...after hours phone calls...DUH of course they weren't returned immediately, no one was there AFTER HOURS....still no points for jack-ass)
A bartender, who was not identified in the lawsuit, was pouring shots when a customer (so sue the customer) lit a menu on fire and placed it in the stream of alcohol. A bottle of Bacardi 151 that was being used to pour the shots turned into a flame thrower and sent flaming rum all over Alleyne, the lawsuit said.
A telephone message left after hours at the office of Robert Dickman, Alleyne’s attorney, was not immediately returned. (okay, again, why are we leaving AFTER HOURS phone calls, too important not to talk to someone during working/business hours?)
The lawsuit alleges that Bacardi 151 proof rum “emits a high volume of combustible and explosive vapor” which makes it “unreasonably dangerous” and defective.
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People never fail to amaze me....I can't believe how greedy society is...suing Bacardi (4 years later mind you) and not the jackass who started the fire...hmmmm.
