The Phillies Mascot The Phillie Phanatic Is Actually Being Sued!?! LOL - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-12-2012, 10:31 PM

Just when you thought you could trust a person dressed up as a gigantic, unidentifiable, green creature — seriously, what is that thing? — and is paid to act like an out-of-control buffoon, something like this happens and drastically changes your perception forever.

A Pennsylvania woman is suing the famous mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies for an incident that occurred in July 2010 when it picked up a lounge chair she was sitting in and threw it into a pool.

Suzanne Peirce, of Abington, Pennsylvania, alleges she experienced shock, suffered a herniated disk as well as other “severe and permanent injuries to her head, neck, back, body, arms and legs, bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and tissues” that caused her “physical pain, mental anguish and humiliation” that require “large sums of money” to treat, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia.

Other than the Phillie Phanatic, Peirce also names the Philadelphia Phillies and the hotel where the incident occurred, the Golden Inn Hotel and Resort in New Jersey, where Peirce was attending a wedding when she was subjected to the madcap, pool-dunking antics of the seemingly crazed mascot.

To cover her bases, Peirce is suing both Tom Burgoyne and Matt Mehler, the two men who assume the role of the Phillie Phanatic by donning the crazy costume, as well as “any currently unknown or unnamed individual to play the role of the Phillie Phanatic.”

Unspecified damages are being sought and Peirce lays some of the blame at the feet of the hotel and the Phillies, whom she claims did not sufficiently supervise the Phillie Phanatic. Isn’t that the way it always goes? One second, you’re relaxing, sipping on a drink poolside, the next you’re all wet and getting mocked and humiliated by a man dressed up in some goofy, fuzzy outfit.

http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articl..._pool/10997090

catlover79 · 06-13-2012, 01:55 AM

Only in Philly!!

Marvo301 · 06-13-2012, 01:43 PM

Whose his lawyer? The San Diego Chicken?!?

duckie · 06-13-2012, 02:14 PM

I dont blame her, he had no business throwing anyone in the pool let along someone setting around, relaxing. Some people dont think before they react. And what if he threw someone in the pool and they couldnt swim, and end up drowning?

TVFactFan · 06-14-2012, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Only in Philly!!

The Philly Fanatic

catlover79 · 06-14-2012, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

The Philly Fanatic

I'm surprised they're not suing Santa Claus while they're at it.

TVFactFan · 06-14-2012, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

I'm surprised they're not suing Santa Claus while they're at it.

Santa Clause should be suing the Philly fans after what happend to him at ta Eagles game LOL

catlover79 · 06-14-2012, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Santa Clause should be suing the Philly fans after what happend to him at ta Eagles game LOL

Or he should just leave coal in everyone's stocking for the next 50 years.

06-12-2012, 10:31 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	The Phillies Mascot The Phillie Phanatic Is Actually Being Sued!?! LOL Just when you thought you could trust a person dressed up as a gigantic, unidentifiable, green creature — seriously, what is that thing? — and is paid to act like an out-of-control buffoon, something like this happens and drastically changes your perception forever. A Pennsylvania woman is suing the famous mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies for an incident that occurred in July 2010 when it picked up a lounge chair she was sitting in and threw it into a pool. Suzanne Peirce, of Abington, Pennsylvania, alleges she experienced shock, suffered a herniated disk as well as other “severe and permanent injuries to her head, neck, back, body, arms and legs, bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves and tissues” that caused her “physical pain, mental anguish and humiliation” that require “large sums of money” to treat, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia. Other than the Phillie Phanatic, Peirce also names the Philadelphia Phillies and the hotel where the incident occurred, the Golden Inn Hotel and Resort in New Jersey, where Peirce was attending a wedding when she was subjected to the madcap, pool-dunking antics of the seemingly crazed mascot. To cover her bases, Peirce is suing both Tom Burgoyne and Matt Mehler, the two men who assume the role of the Phillie Phanatic by donning the crazy costume, as well as “any currently unknown or unnamed individual to play the role of the Phillie Phanatic.” Unspecified damages are being sought and Peirce lays some of the blame at the feet of the hotel and the Phillies, whom she claims did not sufficiently supervise the Phillie Phanatic. Isn’t that the way it always goes? One second, you’re relaxing, sipping on a drink poolside, the next you’re all wet and getting mocked and humiliated by a man dressed up in some goofy, fuzzy outfit. http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articl..._pool/10997090
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06-13-2012, 01:55 AM	#2
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06-13-2012, 02:14 PM	#4
duckie Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 13, 2011 Location: south Posts: 1,784	I dont blame her, he had no business throwing anyone in the pool let along someone setting around, relaxing. Some people dont think before they react. And what if he threw someone in the pool and they couldnt swim, and end up drowning?
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