18 August,2011 10:58 AM IST | | ANI
An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against Premier Care in Bathing claiming that she became "wedged" in one of the company's tubs for more than 30 hours
"That was the lousiest 12,000 dollars I ever put out," Cullen, who lives in western Illinois, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
"I ended up in the hospital for four days, and then in a nursing home for three months."
Cullen said she was in shock when her daughter finally found her ufffd unconscious.
Cullen stepped into her Sanctuary model tub Sept. 4, 2010, according to the lawsuit. It was just the second time she'd used the tub, which says she had installed a few days earlier.
"As the tub was filling with water, she fell and became wedged in the front of the tub," the lawsuit states.
When Cullen realized she was stuck, she tried to yank on the chain connected to the drain stopper, but while she was doing that, the chain broke, according to the lawsuit.
"She remained stuck in the walk-in tub and the water for more than 30 hours, and her inability to drain the water resulted in significant injuries to her skin," the suit states.
The lawsuit, which claims a "failure and/or malfunction of the drain," is seeking "in excess of 50,000 dollars plus the costs of suit."
