There have been several lawsuits over the years against strippers. I recall one a few years back regarding a shoe flying off (non-ankle) and injuring a customer. There was one when a gut was injured during a lap dance and also one here in Ohio where 2 strippers went after each other with their shoes.
This one is sketchy as a few stories that I have read have stated different "facts". One said she plain out kicked him purposely. Bottom line is that he has damaged vision for the rest of his life. This happened 2 years ago and ended up suing because the insurance company of the club refused to pay. He has undergone surgery to his face and eyes.
WEST PALM BEACH — A man has sued the Cheetah nightclub and a stripper, alleging he was badly injured when she struck him in the face with her leg or foot while he was seated at a bar.
Michael Ireland was at Cheetah on Sept. 28, 2008, when he was struck "suddenly and without warning" by Sakeena Shageer, according to the negligence suit filed last week by litigator Lake Lytal III against Shageer and Cheetah's parent company, Casablanca East LLC.
Shageer, 28, - also known by her stage name "Suki" - is a registered exotic dancer in Palm Beach County, records show. In her 2004 application for a permit, she described herself as 5-foot-1 and 118 pounds.
Lytal believes Shageer spun around and struck Ireland in the face with her shoe. Even if it was an accident, he said, Ireland, a local businessman, was seriously injured in the incident at the suburban West Palm Beach nightclub.
Ireland suffered broken bones around his eye and in his nose and now has permanent double vision, Lytal said. Ireland has had one surgery and needs another.
Lytal said he was forced to sue after Cheetah's insurance carrier refused to pay damages.
"We're hopeful the club's insurance company will still do the right thing," Lytal said.
Shageer did not return a call seeking comment. Joe Rodriguez, the registered agent of Casablanca East LLC, also did not return a call. Michael Ireland could not be reached for comment.
Strip club lawsuits that have made headlines have centered on the hazard of sky-high platform shoes strippers frequently wear.
Last year in New York, a man sued after a stripper giving him a lap dance swiveled and smacked him in the face with her shoe. A Broward man sued after a woman's stiletto flew off during a pole dance, shattering a mirror and cutting him.
Lytal said he has yet to depose the dancer and has no idea what kind of shoes she was wearing. "But we will certainly be inquiring," he said.
According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report filed after the incident, Shageer acknowledged being atop the bar at the time, Lytal said. But he's unsure whether she was dancing.
"Although I'm not sure what else she would be doing," Lytal said.
