OCALA — A Florida man filed a lawsuit against Outback Steakhouse alleging that a handicapped toilet he used at one of the Sunshine State locations “suddenly shattered and collapsed” while he was using it.
Michael Green claimed that he sustained “severe bodily injury” during an ill-fated trip to the latrine at an Outback Steakhouse restaurant along Southwest College Road in Ocala, Fla., according to the lawsuit.
In the hefty lawsuit levied against the Aussie-American staple, Green said the toilet seat in the handicapped stall “suddenly shattered and collapsed” while he was on it.
He accused the restaurant of negligence and failing to ensure the toilet was “properly secured to the floor.” He also claimed it created “an unreasonably dangerous condition to members of the public.”
Green is seeking $50,000 in damages from the struggling steakhouse.
In early November, Outback Steakhouse abruptly closed 21 of its underperforming units, but is endeavoring to launch a “comprehensive turnaround strategy.”
The Sunshine State steakhouse’s taxed porcelain throne isn’t the first utility to dredge up unwanted waste.
A fast food diner sued Dunkin’ after he alleged a toilet at a Florida location exploded, drenching him in “human feces and urine.” The man claimed the “traumatic” encounter left him with extensive psychological damage that required intensive therapy to remedy.
In 2017, Clay Aiken, an “American Idol” runner-up, was slapped with a $60,000 lawsuit after his clogged toilet allegedly seeped into his downstairs neighbor’s unit.
By CAITLIN McCORMACK/New York Post