A lawsuit
has been filed by a Washington, D.C. man based on allegations that he was
injured after a roulette ball hit his eye.
In December 2013, a Maryland Live! Employee was operating the roulette
wheel and according to the man, the employee “negligently” caused the roulette
ball to go airborne and hit the man’s left eye.
After injuring his eye, the man also alleges that another casino
employee squeezed eye drops into his eye without his permission. The drops then allegedly caused him to become
“disoriented” and made him hit his head and become unconscious. The Washington, D.C. man is suing the casino
as well as the developer, the Cordish Companies, for $150,000. Last week, Cordish Companies attorneys tried
to get the lawsuit dismissed, but a judge denied their motion.
This
is certainly an interesting case because we would never expect a lawsuit
arising out of a game of roulette in a casino.
Due to the alleged negligent operation of the roulette wheel, the ball
went airborne and struck the plaintiff, immediately causing “sharp and severe
pain” and disorientation. A casino
security guard then escorted the plaintiff to a private room to lay down,
however, the guard proceeded to administer eye drops without the plaintiff’s
consent. Because of a contusion in the
injured eye, the drops exacerbated the problem, causing blurriness and more
pain. The lawsuit claims, the “unwanted and willful act of placing unidentified liquid
directly into Plaintiff’s eye amounted to a battery to his person done in
wanton and reckless disregard for plaintiff's rights to be free of unsolicited
medical treatment and/or other batteries to his person and rise therefore to
the level of malice.”
If you or someone you
love has been injured in an accident caused by the negligence of another person
or a failure to maintain safe premises please call us today at (301) 854-9000
to set up an appointment at one of our office locations located in Glen
Burnie or throughout the rest of Maryland for a free case evaluation or
visit us online: http://www.portnerandshure.com/Personal-Injury/Premises-Liability.shtml
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