Hey ladies-- and gents who like that sort of thing-- do your Victoria's Secret bras bother the living hell out of you?
You're not alone, as we found out from this story out of Cleveland, Ohio...
It turns out there's a big class action lawsuit in the works, with up to 2,000 pairs of boobs claiming damages, brought about by a guy who makes the ambulance-chasing John Travolta character from A Civil Action look like John Paul the Second. (He's quoted as saying about the tit-tarnishing: "All of the women's breasts looked alike," said attorney John Climaco of Cleveland. "It brought tears to your eyes. They're scarred.") What brought tears to this po' countray boy's eyes is described as a rash in the cleavage that irritates the bejesus outta the ladies.
The lawsuit accuses the retailer and its Columbus-based parent company, Limited Brands Inc., of misrepresenting the safety of their products, failing to warn customers of problems and concealing knowledge of defective merchandise.
The women seek in excess of $5 million combined, plus compensation for medical expenses, pain and mental anguish.
At first, [plaintiffs] Ritter and Climaco attributed her afflictions to formaldehyde, a chemical used in clothing manufacturing to help retain shapes. But that strategy fell through after independent tests failed to find formaldehyde in Victoria's Secret bras and concluded that Ritter was not allergic to the chemical.
Whoops. If you have the same symptoms, you might want to start your own case-- we're better this is going to get tossed in no time.
Via the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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