A man from Flagler County has filed a negligence lawsuit against the donut and coffee company Dunkin’, claiming he was injured and covered in fecal matter and urine after a toilet exploded at one of the coffee chain’s locations at 2265 Aloma Ave, in Winter Park, near Orlando, Fla. The plaintiff, Paul Kerouac is seeking more than $100,000 in the lawsuit which was filed in a state court in Orlando.
An excerpt from the complaint section of negligence lawsuit reads:
“On or about January 6, 2022, Plaintiff, who was lawfully on the premises of Defendant, sustained severe and long term injuries following the explosion of a toilet in the Mens’ room of the business owned by Defendant. The explosion resulted in Defendant and the interior of the room itself, being covered with debris, including human feces and urine.
Following the explosion of the toilet, Plaintiff emerged from the men’s room and sought assistance from employees and managers of Defendant’s business to clean himself, as he remained covered with human feces and urine after emerging from the mens’ room at Defendant’s business.
Plaintiff requires mental health care and counseling as a direct result of the trauma
experienced in the rest room at Defendant’s business and from the continuing trauma following the event.”