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Irregular News for 03.08.06
Sarasota, FL -- A 57-year-old woman who fell off and hurt herself while dancing atop a lounge piano is suing the ritzy Sarasota restaurant where the accident happened.
Theodora "Teddy" Picard fell backward off the piano to the floor in the lounge of Michael's on East in January 2005. The lawsuit says she wouldn't have climbed onto the piano if the restaurant's director hadn't pressured her, taken her by the arm and helped her climb up.
The lawsuit said Picard suffered a lingering neck injury in the fall.
But attorneys for the restaurant say that Picard's own drunkenness and carelessness are to blame.
The lawsuit contends that restaurant director Michael Klauber should have known the combination of alcohol the restaurant was serving and his encouragement impaired Picard's ability to appreciate the risk of dancing on the piano.
Klauber's attorney says the restaurant's owners feel badly that she was injured, but can't take responsibility for the actions of intoxicated people.
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Sarasota, FL -- A 57-year-old woman who fell off and hurt herself while dancing atop a lounge piano is suing the ritzy Sarasota restaurant where the accident happened.
Theodora "Teddy" Picard fell backward off the piano to the floor in the lounge of Michael's on East in January 2005. The lawsuit says she wouldn't have climbed onto the piano if the restaurant's director hadn't pressured her, taken her by the arm and helped her climb up.
The lawsuit said Picard suffered a lingering neck injury in the fall.
But attorneys for the restaurant say that Picard's own drunkenness and carelessness are to blame.
The lawsuit contends that restaurant director Michael Klauber should have known the combination of alcohol the restaurant was serving and his encouragement impaired Picard's ability to appreciate the risk of dancing on the piano.
Klauber's attorney says the restaurant's owners feel badly that she was injured, but can't take responsibility for the actions of intoxicated people.
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