Apple Sued After 83-Year-Old Woman Breaks Nose On Glass Wall

MANHASSET, NEW YORK – Most people get embarrassed when they accidentally run into a pane of glass. Evelyn Paswall, an 83-year-old woman who broke her nose at an Apple store, could get $1,000,000.

Paswall is suing Apple over the company’s signature glass architecture. Paswall claims that the glass walls are a menace to the elderly and believes that she should be compensated for her injury.

Paswall’s attorney, Derek T. Smith, told the NY Post:

“Apple wants to be cool and modern and have the type of architecture that would appeal to the tech crowd. But on the other hand, they have to appreciate the danger that this high-tech modern architecture poses to some people.”

Paswall’s lawsuit against Apple says that the California company was negligent because it should have had markings on the door. The lawsuit reads:

“The defendant was negligent . . . in allowing a clear, see-through glass wall and/or door to exist without proper warning.”

Smith added:

“There were no markings on the glass or they were inadequate. My client is an octogenarian. She sees well, but she did not see any glass. The stereotypical Apple customer is a Gen-Y person or a teenager or a college student, but they have to realize that the elderly generation are their customers, too.”

Paswall had her accident last December when she was going to the Apple store to return an iPhone. Paswall didn’t notice the glass building and crashed right into it, breaking her nose. The incident happened at an Apple store in Manhasset, New York.

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