Personal injury lawsuit filed against Texas restaurant over falling light fixture
A Texas woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a restaurant after being struck by a falling object at the establishment.
According to her Texas personal injury lawsuit, plaintiff Eliazar Zapata Spears was hit on the head by a falling light fixture while patronizing The Fish Spot, a Texas City eatery, in April of 2008.
Spears claims that no one touched the lamp but rather that it fell because of the vibrations caused by the loud music; the restaurant was holding a karaoke night at the time of the incident.
In her Texas personal injury lawsuit, Spears claims that the restaurant breached its duty to its customers by failing to keep the area safe from falling objects. The suit further alleges that the defendants should have known about the risk of putting unsecured items over the heads of areas where patrons would be situated.
Representatives of The Fish Spot, Clint Waddel, Vickie Pike, Mary Melghem and Leslie Melghem, have also been named as defendants.
Spears is seeking damages for lost wages, pain and suffering and mental anguish.
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