US resident sues Hard Rock Hotel for $500,000 after falling out of golf cart
Hard Rock Cafe International and the Hard Rock Hotel, Punta Cana
A US woman has sued Hard Rock Cafe & Hotel in the Dominican Republic for half a million dollars after she fell out of a golfcart and injured herself, according to a report in theNY Post.
The woman, identified as Taylor O'Leary, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, said she tumbled out of the buggy whose seat was slippery and wet. The incident took place in July 2022 and resulted in her suffering multiple unspecified injuries, according to a filing in the Brooklyn Federal Court.
O'Leary said she was a guest at the hotel when she got hurt in the accident, which suggests that thehotel and its corporate owner, Hard Rock Cafe International, are liable to pay damages.
The 27-year-old woman was at the Hard Rock Gold Club in Punta Cana whose 18-hole golf course has been designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus. The green fee is listed at $300.
The five-star luxury resort, located alongside the magnificent Macao Beach, routinely hosts the likes of pop icons such as Shakira, Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey who prefer to unwind here.
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Previous incidents
Seeking compensation for such incidents is not an alien news in the US. Last year, a jury in a South Florida court awarded $800,000 in damages to the family of a little girl after she suffered second-degree burnswhen a flaming-hot McDonald's Chicken McNugget fell on her thigh in 2019.
The family was awarded $400,000 for the suffering and mental anguish suffered in the past four years as well as $400,000 for the future.
The incident took place in August 2019whenPhilana Holmestook her son and daughter to a Tamarac McDonald’s and bought the Happy Meals. When handed the order, she was given no warning that the food might be scalding hot as she immediately passed it along to her daughter and son in the back seat and drove away.
Her daughter, Olivia, an autistic child who was four years old at the time, started screaming and crying after the McNugget fell on her thigh.
Upon pulling up into a nearby parking lot to help the child, Holmesnoticed the burn and took photos on her phone, which included audio clips of the child’s screams, which were later presented in the court as evidence.
(With inputs from agencies)