Woman suing White House event for $4m post tumble on wet floor
A Fairfax Station woman has filed a 4 million dollars lawsuit over a tumble she took at the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll, blaming her fall on wet flooring outside a group of portable toilets at the event.
Monica Ellis said that she exited a porta-potty at the event and slipped on a wet set of stairs, shattering her foot when she fell, the Washington Times reported.
Ellis' complaint states that water was available for hand washing at the porta-potty station but that there were no towels or hand dryers in the vicinity and as a result, water collected on the stairs making them slick.
The lawsuit claims negligence on behalf of the United States for failure to maintain the porta-potties in a safe manner and to keep the nearby stairs free of water.
Ellis added that she suffered both physical and mental pain and anguish as a result of the incident and that she has lost wages as a result.