Wanna Hot Bikini?

[R. Richard]

Well, it was hotter on her hooters than she bargained for. Comment?

A Long Island sun worshipper landed in the hospital with third-degree burns on her bust after the underwire in her two-piece bathing suit became superheated, she said.

The black Coco Reef swimsuit had been sitting in her drawer for a while before Robin Corrente, 50, of Yaphank, got the chance to try it out.

She wore it on a 90-degree afternoon in August 2008 to soak up some rays in her yard.

"After about an hour, I was hurting," Corrente said. "I went up to take a shower and I realized . . . I had a lot of blisters."

A trip to the hospital confirmed she had serious burns, and doctors had to remove a piece of flesh "the size of a dime" from her right breast.

Corrente is suing Coco Reef manufacturer Swimwear Anywhere in Manhattan Supreme Court. Swimwear Anywhere declined to comment.

 

[3113]

Wow! I'm surprised it did that, but not surprised no one knew it would do that. I suspect that companies that make bras and bathing suits with underwire don't test for much, just whether it's situated to hold up what it needs to hold up. They likely never thought to leave it out in the sun and see if that particular underwire, made from whatever they made it from, might conduct heat extremely well and give anyone trying to get a tan some burns.

 

[TE999]

Ummm...black+metal+sunlight+bare skin=burns? Well, duh! The manufacturers were idiots as well as negligent. They could have used plastic for their boulder holsters instead. Metal was probably cheaper. I hope she wins her lawsuit.

 

[trysail]

One can only hope that a court will be convulsed in laughter at the idea that anyone would possibly conceive of filing a lawsuit over such a ridiculous episode. After recovering its composure, the court will fine the plaintiff for filing such an absurd and frivolous complaint.

 

[sr71plt]

Wow! I'm surprised it did that, but not surprised no one knew it would do that. I suspect that companies that make bras and bathing suits with underwire don't test for much, just whether it's situated to hold up what it needs to hold up. They likely never thought to leave it out in the sun and see if that particular underwire, made from whatever they made it from, might conduct heat extremely well and give anyone trying to get a tan some burns.

I agree. A buyer should be able to have a reasonable expectation that a product was designed to be safely used in the environment and for the purpose it is being sold.

 

[Stella_Omega]

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One can only hope that a court will be convulsed in laughter at the idea that anyone would possibly conceive of filing a lawsuit over such a ridiculous episode. After recovering its composure, the court will fine the plaintiff for filing such an absurd and frivolous complaint.


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I'd like to see you wrap wire around your nuts (because your preferred sexual partners expect you to,) and then go do the expected sun basking (that your preferred sexual partners expect from you.)

And then I expect to see you be laughed out of court for your frivolous complaints.



If turkey buzzards could add and subtract, they would be you.

 

[sr71plt]

If turkey buzzards could add and subtract, they would be you.

I think, rather, that if turkey buzzards could lift unsexy charts from the Internet and regurgitate them here, they would be Trysail.

 

[3113]

I think, rather, that if turkey buzzards could lift unsexy charts from the Internet and regurgitate them here, they would be Trysail.

But he didn't post a chart Here, I'll post one appropriate to this thread for him:

http://www.zaiusnation.com/stuff/zaius/moosic2/bikinigraph.jpg

 

[stephen55]

I agree. A buyer should be able to have a reasonable expectation that a product was designed to be safely used in the environment and for the purpose it is being sold.

Fair enough, but what was this woman doing while her skin was being blistered and burned to the point of having to have a dime sized piece of skin removed?

Something doesn't add up. I'm reminded of that lawsuit years ago where a woman got mega-millions out of McDonalds after she burned her pelvic area from an over hot cup of coffee. What didn't faze the judge or the jury was the fact that her burn area was a perfect rectangle. (My guess is she applied scalding hot water via a facecloth.)

 

[sr71plt]

Fair enough, but what was this woman doing while her skin was being blistered and burned to the point of having to have a dime sized piece of skin removed?

She obviously thought she was getting an even sunburn.

That doesn't change the defectiveness of the product whatsoever, does it? The product was obviously supposed to be out under the sun. It's not the same case as the McDonald's customer coffee scorch at all. This woman had a reasonable expectation that the bra wouldn't burn her under the sun. It's a obvious design flaw.

This is where those absolute free enterprise nuts start flipping off the rails. Ami will be along at any moment.

 

[sr71plt]

But he didn't post a chart Here, I'll post one appropriate to this thread for him:

Love it. Thanks.

 

[vixenfurry]

She obviously thought she was getting an even sunburn.

That doesn't change the defectiveness of the product whatsoever, does it? The product was obviously supposed to be out under the sun. It's not the same case as the McDonald's customer coffee scorch at all. This woman had a reasonable expectation that the bra wouldn't burn her under the sun. It's a obvious design flaw.

This is where those absolute free enterprise nuts start flipping off the rails. Ami will be along at any moment.

yeah. i agree. they shouldn't have used metal for the underwire. and honestlly people that woman with the coffee and all is just stupid. i'm sorry but if you get a coffee you should safely assume that it's gonna be hot. now of course every coffee cup has to have that annoying "caution! this beverage is hot" thing on it. i personally just find it annoying since it's pretty obvious if you buy a coffee or a HOT chocolate it's gonna be hot.

 

[3113]

Something doesn't add up. I'm reminded of that lawsuit years ago where a woman got mega-millions

Mega-millions?

The jury awarded Liebeck $200,000 in compensatory damages. This amount was reduced to $160,000 because the jury found Liebeck 20 percent at fault in the spill. The jury also awarded Liebeck $2.7 million in punitive damages, which equals about two days of McDonalds' coffee sales.

You should read this on that lawsuit. I think it will stop that example from coming to mind when you hear about questionable lawsuits. You should also check out the movie "Hot Coffee," which is all about how the lawsuit got transformed into this urban myth of it being the ultimate frivolous lawsuit; in reality, it was no such thing.

 

[stephen55]

She obviously thought she was getting an even sunburn.

That doesn't change the defectiveness of the product whatsoever, does it? The product was obviously supposed to be out under the sun. It's not the same case as the McDonald's customer coffee scorch at all. This woman had a reasonable expectation that the bra wouldn't burn her under the sun. It's a obvious design flaw.

This is where those absolute free enterprise nuts start flipping off the rails. Ami will be along at any moment.

Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't.

I've yet to see a legitimate hot liquid burn in the shape of a perfect rectangle. About a month after the McDonald's story, some guy came into the Emergency when I was on. He also had a burn in the shape of a perfect rectangle and claimed it was from an over hot cup of McDonald's coffee. I dealt with the burn and told him to GOMER.

 

[stephen55]

Mega-millions?


You should read this on that lawsuit. I think it will stop that example from coming to mind when you hear about questionable lawsuits. You should also check out the movie "Hot Coffee," which is all about how the lawsuit got transformed into this urban myth of it being the ultimate frivolous lawsuit; in reality, it was no such thing.

3113, yes McDonald's was serving coffee that was too hot. Yes, the plaintiff suffered full thickness burns and yes she required hospitalization and skin grafting.

What was never discussed during trial was that images of her burns were in the pattern of a perfect rectangle. Genuinely spilled liquids never create perfect rectangular patterns.

This lawsuit was all over the Forensic Medicine grapevine. It's not my field but my local forensic pathologist gave us mere GP's a lecture on the case. Days later, I saw my first copycat "too hot coffee" rectangular burn.

Hot liquid spills are never perfectly rectangular in shape unless the liquid is "spilled" onto a rectangular object or applied by a rectangular object, like a facecloth.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Fair enough, but what was this woman doing while her skin was being blistered and burned to the point of having to have a dime sized piece of skin removed?

Something doesn't add up. I'm reminded of that lawsuit years ago where a woman got mega-millions out of McDonalds after she burned her pelvic area from an over hot cup of coffee. What didn't faze the judge or the jury was the fact that her burn area was a perfect rectangle. (My guess is she applied scalding hot water via a facecloth.)

A perfect rectangle covering her pussy, anus and upper and inner thighs?

That's kinda a special definition of "perfect." My kind of definition in fact, although not for burns.

But you could do some empirical research: I posit that dropping a few ounces of water onto your pants covered lap may very well contain and control the spill making appear as a perfect rectangle. Give it a shot once or twice. it doesn't have to be hot water,either.

 

[stephen55]

A perfect rectangle covering her pussy, anus and upper and inner thighs?

That's kinda a special definition of "perfect." My kind of definition in fact, although not for burns.

But you could do some empirical research: I posit that dropping a few ounces of water onto your pants covered lap may very well contain and control the spill making appear as a perfect rectangle. Give it a shot once or twice. it doesn't have to be hot water,either.

Stella, it wasn't a few ounces of coffee. It was a full cup of coffee. Spill eight or more ounces of (cool) water onto your sweatpant covered lap and tell me that the wet spot is rectangular. Spill about a thousand cups of water and if one of the wet spots comes up rectangular, I'll buy you a doughnut.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Hmm. Considering how many the folks scream about that lawsuit being a bad decision, how come I can't find any mention of the suspicious shape of the burn on the internet? I thought my google-fu was better than that...



I mean, if Scientology, Tom Macmaster, and the Mormons can't keep their secrets any longer, I'd expect this one to be out by now.

 

[stephen55]

Hmm. Considering how many the folks scream about that lawsuit being a bad decision, how come I can't find any mention of the suspicious shape of the burn on the internet? I thought my google-fu was better than that...



I mean, if Scientology, Tom Macmaster, and the Mormons can't keep their secrets any longer, I'd expect this one to be out by now.

That's a very good question.

My guess is that forensic pathologists don't post images of their patient's injuries on the web, especially this particular injury.

 

[Handley_Page]

The sun-lover didn't realise 90 degrees is hot ?.
Well blow me down !
Sadly, this is a 0-0 draw, if only because:-
the makers could not imagine someone so stupid as to ignore the heating effect.
If they had, they'd have put a warning on the garment.

In the service, Sunburn constituted a self-inflicted injury. Perhaps it still should.

 

[sr71plt]

the makers could not imagine someone so stupid as to ignore the heating effect.
If they had, they'd have put a warning on the garment.

No. The point, I think, is that a bathing suit shouldn't be produced that doesn't stand up to even the strongest sunlight effects. This shouldn't be a warning label issue. (duh)

I really wonder why this is going over the heads of some here.

 

[Handley_Page]

Ah, the dictates of fashion . . . .

 

[bronzeage]

Stella, it wasn't a few ounces of coffee. It was a full cup of coffee. Spill eight or more ounces of (cool) water onto your sweatpant covered lap and tell me that the wet spot is rectangular. Spill about a thousand cups of water and if one of the wet spots comes up rectangular, I'll buy you a doughnut.

In the interest of defending the American system of justice against unwarranted Canadian attack, I will point out that no one bathes by placing a perfectly rectangular cloth on their crotch and lying still until it blisters the skin.

If this is the notorious McDonalds' hot coffee case, this particular restaurant had been cited by the health inspectors for serving coffee at unsafe temperatures before this incident. The coffee maker thermostats were adjusted to the highest limit, so the coffee would still be hot if it sat in the cup while waiting for the customer to pick up their order.

 

[Stella_Omega]

That's a very good question.

My guess is that forensic pathologists don't post images of their patient's injuries on the web, especially this particular injury.

or even mention it in articles? I was looking for the words "rectangle" and "burn," not for pictures.

Stephen, I smell a rat and I think it's shaped like a forensic pathologist.

And bronzeage is right. The articles all agree that the size of the settlement was because of Macdonald's callousness and refusal to change their practices. The temperature was so high that it casued all the damage in 6 seconds.

 

[lisa123414]

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