Exploding Miller Lite Bottle Leads to Lawsuit
A Pittsburgh bartender sued Molson Coors and Brentwood Districting alleging she was injured when the bottlecap exploded off of the bottle as she was opening it and struck Jackie in her left eye, causing her serious injuries and the loss of vision in her left eye. Injuries alleged include a
A Pittsburgh bartender sued Molson Coors and Brentwood Districting alleging she was injured when the bottlecap exploded off of the bottle as she was opening it and struck Jackie in her left eye, causing her serious injuries and the loss of vision in her left eye.
Injuries alleged include a ruptured globe, a corneal laceration, hemorrhage, left eye redness, sensitivity to light, headaches, decreased vision and severe emotional distress. The bartender seeks compensation for pain, suffering, lost wages and medical expenses.
Molson Coors is alleged to have known that too much gas in the bottling of its beers could create pressure inside that would cause a bottle to explode. It was “unreasonably dangerous to its intended and foreseeable user.”
Douglas Olcott, of Edgar Snyder & Associates, who represents the plaintiff said it's not the first time Miller Coors has faced allegations one of its products was dangerous, though in 2015 it successfully stopped the case of a New York bartender blinded by a Coors Light by challenging the plaintiff’s experts.
That case was dismissed by a federal judge who said a plaintiff's experet witness he never produced data that showed thinner bottles are more susceptible.