Personal Injury Law

Mother Files Chicago Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Dunkin? Donuts

The mother of a Lake County man who died in a Dunkin? Donuts bathroom has filed a Chicago, Illinois wrongful death lawsuit against Dunkin Donuts, Dunkin? Brands, Inc., Rahim N. Merchant, Rahim A. Merchant, and Anupam R. Patel.

According to Halina Zalewski?s complaint, her son Simon Chruszcz went into the bathroom at the Dunkin? Donuts located at 6336 W. North Avenue. When he did not come out of the bathroom for a certain period of time, another customer became worried and knocked on the door.

When Chruszcz didn?t respond, the customer got down on the ground, peered under the door, and saw Chruszcz on his back. The customer tried to kick the door open but an employee yelled at him.

The customer ?implored? the Dunkin? Donuts workers to call for help but they ignored his plea. He contacted 911 after leaving the restaurant.

Chicago police and fire workers arrived more than two hours after Chruszcz went into the bathroom. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Zalewski alleges that the defendants would not go into the restroom or call emergency services even though they knew that one of the customers was immobile on the ground and not responding. She is demanding over $180,000.

If your loved one died on another party?s property and you believe that the premise owners or manager could have or should have done more to prevent the death from happening, you may have grounds for filing a Chicago wrongful death lawsuit against all negligent parties.

Premise owners and supervisors are supposed to make sure that there is no condition or situation on the property that could contribute to a patron, client, customer, or visitor getting hurt or dying. Failure to fulfill this duty of care can be grounds for a Chicago premises liability lawsuit if someone is injured.

Man dies in a Chicago Dunkin' Donuts bathroom, mother sues franchise, Chicago Now, June 22, 2009

Premises Liability Overview, Justia

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Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on June 25, 2009 (boomark / email).