Lee Wei Ling seeks $500k in damages

[Blanka]

Nov 11, 2010

Woman seeks $500k in damages

By Selina Lum

A FLIGHT attendant who slipped on a flight of stairs and fell at a restaurant in Turf City more than three years ago is claiming more than $500,000 in damages. Ms Lee Weiling, 25, who alleged that her fall in April 2007 was caused by the negligence of Owen Seafood Restaurant, has filed a suit against its owner, Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant Holdings.

She blamed the restaurant for not taking enough steps to ensure her safety by, among other things, making sure the stairs were free of slippery substances. But the restaurant said she had caused her own fall by not paying attention, as she was walking down the stairs in high-heeled shoes while using her mobile phone.

In her statement of claim filed in April, Ms Lee alleged that the restaurant had failed to check the stairs for 'oil, water and/or other slippery substances' and failed to clean them away to prevent her from slipping. She also said the restaurant had failed to warn her of such substances, allowed her to walk down the slippery stairs, and failed to install fixtures such as handrails or anti-slip mats.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

 

[middaydog]

knnbccb !!!

 

[QXD]

Pretty sure $500K is peanuts to Ah Yat especially when it has such healthy profit margin from the virtual slave wages they give out

 

[wahlaneh]

wahlaneh...
restaurant kitchen sure oily n slippery mah why cannot walk other area die die also must walk that area?
some more still wear high-heels n using handphone serve her right lor.
she thinks she flight attendant so big deal meh?
say bad to hear abit is like high-class waitress leh...coffee, tea, or me?

 

[GoldenDragon]

wahlaneh...
restaurant kitchen sure oily n slippery mah why cannot walk other area die die also must walk that area?
some more still wear high-heels n using handphone serve her right lor.
she thinks she flight attendant so big deal meh?
say bad to hear abit is like high-class waitress leh...coffee, tea, or me?

Must be acting on the advice of a greedy lawyer who, whatever the outcome, makes good money.

 

[shOUTloud]

this one damn funny

 

[Maverick01]

I thought the woman is someone else..then sure big case..

 

[NoNewsGood]

wahlaneh...
restaurant kitchen sure oily n slippery mah why cannot walk other area die die also must walk that area?
some more still wear high-heels n using handphone serve her right lor.
she thinks she flight attendant so big deal meh?
say bad to hear abit is like high-class waitress leh...coffee, tea, or me?

Where did it say that she walked into the kitchen?

 

[GoldenDragon]

I thought the woman is someone else..then sure big case..

If that someone else, it will be at least 50 million.

 

[streetsmart73]

If that someone else, it will be at least 50 million.

hi there

1. aiyoh! the other person cannot wear high-heel ones!
2. its feet are just too big mah!
3. and with man-size for each step, no way it can simply fall hoh.

 

[scoobyhoo]

Pretty sure $500K is peanuts to Ah Yat especially when it has such healthy profit margin from the virtual slave wages they give out

they should have 'public liabilities' insurance cover.

 

[Balls2U]

"Like Alan Tam, I'm forever 25, and have switched career from a doctor to a flight stewardess!"

 

[Cruxx]

I AM NOT AN ANIMAL! I AM A HUMAN BEING!