Woman sues McDonald's after toilet paper dispenser 'damages her eye'

The lawsuit alleges that the dispenser was not properly affixed to the bathroom stall

Darren McCollester/Getty (Getty)

A New Mexico woman is suing the McDonald’s fast food chain after an incident involving a toilet paper dispenser that allegedly fell off the wall and hit her in the eye.

The suit alleges that Veronica Espinoza - a Taos police officer, according to KRQE - used the women’s restroom in a Santa Fe McDonald’s location when the 2013 incident occurred.

“Plaintiff attempted to retrieve said toilet paper in the usual, common manner, by pulling the tissue sheets of toilet paper,” the lawsuit, filed 6 May, says. “Unbeknownst to Plaintiff, the toilet paper dispenser was not properly attached to the bathroom stall door.”

According to the suit, when the dispenser dislodged, it detached her retina, and Ms Espinoza see’s so-called “floaters” in her vision as a result.

The suit accuses the McDonald’s location of negligence, adding that the “precarious attachment [of] the toilet paper dispenser to the wall of the bathroom stall was known or should have been known to the Defendant.”

Ms Espinoza’s lawyer, Dwight Thompson, told KRQE that the suit is asking for at least $10,000 in damages, to cover lost wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering.

A representative from McZ Inc, the company that owns the McDonald’s location, was not immediately available for comment.