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June 18, 2008
Posted: 04:01 PM ET
NEW YORK — We haven’t reported on a thong since Monica Lewinsky’s under-garment of choice was uncovered during the impeachment of President Clinton. Well, the flimsy clothing item is once again front and center in the news. A Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit against lingerie-maker Victoria’s Secret, claiming she was injured by one of the company’s thongs. The garment in question is called the “low-rise v-string” from the Victoria’s Secret Sexy Little Thing line. Macrida Patterson, 52, maintains she was attempting to try on the underwear when a decorative metallic piece flew off and struck her in the eye, causing her permanent corneal damage. The question is whether Victoria’s Secret should be held responsible for the injury because it sold a “defective” product with a “design error” that almost blinded Patterson. Shouldn’t the woman be compensated for loss of wages, hospital and medical expenses if she was using the garment in the manner it was intended? The court documents can be found on TheSmokingGun.com Web site. Victoria’s Secret asked to examine the thong in question, but Patterson’s attorney denied the request. One does have to weigh Patterson’s responsibility in all all this and wonder just how this small decorative item could have been catapulted into Patterson’s eye and finally, whether this belongs in an overburdened Los Angeles Superior Court system. –Bob Regan, In Session senior executive producer Filed under: Bob Regan • Uncategorized |
 
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