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Hogs and Heifers and Coyote Ugly (the movie), what have you wrought? Twenty-two year old Megan Zacher is suing Calico Jack's Cantina in Midtown after she suffered injuries during a "Shake It Like Shakira" promotion. Zacher had entered the contest and danced on the bar, but fell and "shredded ligaments" in her knee. Ouch. And when she fell, apparently the staff said she "couldn't stay where she was." Double ouch.
The suit notes that the restaurant had a "wet, unprotected and unsafe" bar area where the contest was held, and Zacher's lawyer says, "Between people and bartenders spilling drinks on the bar, it's just not a safe surface." Well, it is a bar - bars weren't exactly made for hardcore dancing.
The bartenders kept serving drinks as many women danced, and Zacher's lawsuit (which seeks an unspecified amount of damages) says Calico Jack's should have warned participants about the dangers. And her lawyer adds that she only had a $3 margarita and just started a rum and Coke.
Here's the website for Calico Jack's; there's a picture of the Tribute in Light on the homepage - very classy!
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what a fucking idiot. i can see the hypeman now-- "come on ladies, get up here...we got a shake it like shakira contest! lots of prizes, get up on the bar and show us what you can do.....please be aware that calico jack's assumes no liability for any injury you may cause to yourself as the result of your own physical activity as well as any injury incurred by your interaction with the bar environment which can at times be crowded, messy, and unpredictable. if you should choose to stand on the bar, please be aware that it has an elevation of four feet and is 28 inches across. calico jack's reminds you that if you have had anything to drink, are pregnant, have recently undergone surgery, have heart, neck, or back problems, or any other health concern that may be aggravated by dancing or inhibit your ability to dance 100% safely, it may be wise not to participate in this event."
Hey fishtale:
"....or any other health concern that may be aggravated by dancing or inhibit your ability to dance 100% safely, it may be wise not to participate in this event."
How about knowing how to dance. That should be a 100% requirement. If the she couldn't dance in one spot, or doesn't know how to move about without losing equilibrium, she should go back to dance 101 and practice balance.
It sounds like she was contorting in dizzy delirium, not dancing. Dancing is about control to music/ rhythms.
Gosh. I wish there was a webcam for that. Does anyone have the sight.
are you friggin kidding me? anyone will sue these days over the most ridiculous things.
It's the girls own fault for falling off the bar.. whatttt an idiot. seriously.
Remember the "caution: content is hot!" on coffees?
They should now post "Caution: Slippery When Wet, any activities engaged will be done at your own risk..." on the top of the bar. I recommend the sticker for all bars
What made me laugh was the lawyer's reasoning that one drink (plus maybe sips of another) wouldn't make one too drunk for dancing. Sometimes those happy hour $3 margaritas are totally loaded! Plus, who knows how much she had to drink? Anyway, tearing up your knee's ligaments sucks, so I can't totally blame her for trying to get some retribution. And I can totally see Calico Jack's having patrons sign waivers.
Man, am I ever sick of Shakira and her damn hips. Alright already. She shakes her ass. We. get. it.
It just goes to show that you don't need to be drunk to fall off a bar--just stupid.
That happened to a friend of mine in Miami, man she was messed up, I had to take her to the hospital, an awful scene all around, when it happened, barely anyone noticed too.
As bad as it was the main thing is,
SHE DECIDED TO DANCE ON THE BAR.
No on forced her, she did it on her own accord, of course its dangerous.
Is ignorance a disease that is spreading via unknown ways?
Why is it that people think they are entitled to so much?
Send this woman to dogtrack
or just drag her into the street and get it over with.
I'm a family friend of this girl and you guys are acting like she was an idiot. Haven't you ever gone to a bar for a Mardi Gras party or a beach bar with stupid contests and messed up horribly? You see people making a-holes out of themselves on the regular at karaoke bars. This girl is no different than any of you. I will bet my last dollar that there are none of you that posted that haven't done a stupid contest at a stupid bar. So please don't call her an idiot for participating in a contest while SOBER. The ones who do contests drunk are the idiots......