A woman who says she suffered second- and third-degree burns when her hula skirt burst into flames at a tiki party has sued the mail-order company she bought it from.
| Damn! I hate it when that happens! |
Autumn Cobb, 27, states in the lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court that the raffia hula skirt she purchased from the Oriental Trading Co. catalog was ``dangerous ... and unduly and excessively flammable.'' The action seeks unspecified monetary damages. The skirt went up in flames as Cobb walked by a tiki torch at a theme party in June, her attorney said.
| Ummm... Hula skirt... Used to be known as a "grass skirt"... Tiki torch... AKA "fire"... I think I might know what your problem is... |
She suffered burns on her buttocks, thighs and right hand, according to attorney Scott Mann.
"Elwood! Lookidat! Her buttocks are on fire!"
"Yeah, Hubert! And so's her ass!" |
The skirt had an elastic waistband that was ``difficult or impossible'' to remove when exposed to heat, Mann said.
| Perhaps because what it was holding up was on fire? |
An after-hours call seeking comment from the Omaha, Neb.-based novelty company was not immediately returned.
| "Please call back during normal business hours. This is a recording." |
Mann said his client's medical bills have exceeded $100,000. Cobb still needs ``a few more surgeries,'' but has returned to work, Mann said. |