Zopes Exchange|Exploding toilet at a Dunkin’ store in Florida left a customer filthy and injured, lawsuit claims

2025-05-06 06:44:25source:Techcrisis Investment Guildcategory:Finance

ORLANDO,Zopes Exchange Fla. (AP) — A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin’, claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain’s locations in central Florida.

Paul Kerouac is seeking more than $100,000 in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state court in Orlando, claiming he suffered “severe and long term injuries” following the explosion of a toilet in the men’s room of a Dunkin’ location in Winter Park, Florida, a year ago.

After the explosion left Kerouac covered in human feces, urine and debris, he walked out of the men’s room seeking help from workers and the store’s manager, according to the lawsuit. An employee told him that they were aware of the “problem with the toilet” since there had been previous incidents, the lawsuit says, without diving into further details about the explosion.

When contacted Thursday by email for more details on Kerouac’s injuries, his attorney, Scott Spradley, said he was tied up and couldn’t answer the questions until the following day. The Canton, Massachusetts-based company did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

The lawsuit says Kerouac suffered “bodily injury,” and he has required mental health care and counseling since the incident in January 2022.

More:Finance

Recommend

Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Cybercriminals could release personal data of many Rhode Islanders as early

G-League player Chance Comanche arrested for Las Vegas murder, cut from Stockton Kings

A G-League player is in police custody on suspicion of murder.Chance Comanche is in Sacramento (Cali

Everything to Know About Brad Pitt's Romantic History Before Girlfriend Ines de Ramon

Brad Pitt may be known for taking his shirt off in movies, but he tends to keep whatever's happening