Desperate Housewife sued by injured restaurant patron

Eva Longoria is known as the fashionable and very feisty one of the female bunch on the hit television series “Desperate Housewives.” Most of her character’s investments in the show are made by her husband, but in reality, the star has made several investments of her own including opening a fine dining restaurant called Beso – the Spanish word for kiss.

The restaurant has not been kissed with the success that the star had hoped for, however. The restaurant first hit financial troubles after suffering losses of about $76,000 per month forcing the restaurant to file for bankruptcy. Now, a slip and falllawsuit names the restaurant and Eva Longoria as defendants and claiming over $25,000 in damages suffered as a result of the accident.

According to documents filed with the court, a young woman was the one who was injured at the restaurant. The young woman had gone to Beso to celebrate her birthday with a number of her friends and family, but the celebrations turned sour when she injured herself while trying to stand up.

The woman wrote in her claim that she stood up from her chair she “suddenly slipped and fell due to the floor being extremely slippery.” She sought medical assistance at some point after the incident and said it was determined that she not only suffered major physical injuries but damage to her nervous system as well.

A restaurant owner has a duty to keep floors free of spills and debris so that their patrons may navigate safely on the premises. While many decorative floors make shine in photographs, a landlord could also be held liable for flooring that – while beautiful – poses an injury risk for the patrons.

Source: NZ City, “Eva Longoria’s restaurant sued by diner,” Nov. 25, 2011