Applebee's serves a 5 year old a Long Island Ice Tea

[Bichon Barb]

No. They taste like booze until you start catching a buzz. THEN they taste JUST like iced tea.

 

[pattyT]

Never had one but I heard they taste just like ordinary iced tea. (That is what I was told--I hate iced tea, so would never order one).

ICK ICK - NO

anything that makes me make a face like that I try to stay away from!

suing is ridiculous unles it was done in a malicious manor - but then that is not the fault of the establishemnt - but of the server...
who should be forced to do community service of some sort...

that is assuming that what Howie Carr said is true...

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

No. They taste like booze until you start catching a buzz. THEN they taste JUST like iced tea.

ooohhhh....well in any case, still not drinking it.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

ICK ICK - NO

anything that makes me make a face like that I try to stay away from!

suing is ridiculous unles it was done in a malicious manor - but then that is not the fault of the establishemnt - but of the server...
who should be forced to do community service of some sort...

that is assuming that what Howie Carr said is true...

I don't know the extent of the lawsuit (did get a quick education on the McD's hot coffee suit and it actually makes sense as the woman did suffer serious injury from it and the company knowingly continued serving hot coffee despite complaints until she got burned).

But--I wonder where the $75K came from--and sometimes places need to be sued so that they know not to do it again. However in this case--just don't see how suing would accomplish that. A company can lose a liquor license for mistakenly serving alcohol to a minor they believe to be of age. So you would think that if it was served in a child's cup--that negligence or malice was involved, b/c you don't ever mistakenly (honest or otherwise) serve/sell alcohol to a minor. Either the bartender just wasn't paying attention (negligence) or the kid was being such a PITA that they thought it would be funny (malice). Mr./Ms. Bartender probably should not be tending bar.

Worth $75K? I have no idea. I wasn't there and I don't know what is being used to determine that figure. Most likely mom pulled it out of thin air and she probably won't get it.

 

[drakethib]

Sounds like another finger in the chili cases to me. I think someone is trying to get some money.

Big deal, the kid got a sip of some booze. I think it was an accident.

Back in the olden days, some parents used to put a little whiskey in a babys bottle to help them sleep.

FLAME ON.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Could be a scam--but Applebees admitted the mistake. If they were certain that they didn't do anything--or were planning to investigate it, why would they admit to it.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

Sounds like another finger in the chili cases to me. I think someone is trying to get some money.

Big deal, the kid got a sip of some booze. I think it was an accident.

Back in the olden days, some parents used to put a little whiskey in a babys bottle to help them sleep.

FLAME ON.

No flames from me. Big deal is what I say also. My kids would of taken one taste of an alcoholic beverage, and we would of heard all about the YUCKY apple juice. They certainly would not of continued to drink until there eyes glazed over.

He got some booze. He was not poisoned. Heck, my dad got me drunk when I was a year old by letting me sip the last ounce of his beer bottle. The more he drank, the more I drank. It was something my mom laughed about years later. I think you would have to, why not? I lived, I did not grow up to be an alcoholic, even though that is what I told everyone, even my teachers in school. I was an alcoholic because I was drunk at a year old.

Man, I got to find me a situation where I can be justified to sue for that kind of money. I could use it.

 

[lulugirl]

If it was truly an accident, big deal.

 

[Cass]

Remember that flight attendant who put a Xanex in a toddlers apple juice on a flight because they were crying?

 

[N.Bailey]

I'm shocked so many are saying no big deal. If it were my 5 year old child, I'd be absolutely livid! I wouldn't care if was accidental or purposely done. IMO, accidents like that should not happen and if the employees are that careless, I don't think they should be working around alcohol.

I just can't even wrap my brain around the thought that this could have happened accidentally though. How do you get alcohol into a sippy cup? How does that happen if not intentional?

I have no comment on the fact that they're talking a lawsuit. I'll defer to the jurors to decide that one.

 

[mrsv98]

OK, in terms of the amount, it might be a statutory decision. In IL, you have to sue for more than $50,000 to have the right to full discovery, otherwise, your discovery powers are very limited and you, in theory, have to go to a judge for everything.

So maybe in her state, she has to set this amount to be able to have full discovery. I mean, it isn't like she is asking for 2 million, so I have a suspicion this might be the case. IMHO, since Applebees has already admitted the "negligence" this will be settled long before it sees the inside of a courtroom.

 

[lillygator]

I don't think it was an "honest" mistake. The child was disruptive and the drink was served ( I heard on Howie Carr) in a sippie cup.

I have yet to go to a restaurant where they have sippy cups??!!! Cups with lids and a straw yes.....


but really what is the big deal? Definitely not worth $75k....

 

[Cass]

So maybe in her state, she has to set this amount to be able to have full discovery.

I really think she is suing for a high amount so they will settle out of court for a high amount.

 

[Allison]

There is nothing in the story that mentions the type of cup used and I think some are jumping to big conclusions to imply it was anything but accidental.

 

[wvjules]

I just read the story and don't see where it says it was a sippy cup.

 

[summerrluvv]

I have yet to go to a restaurant where they have sippy cups??!!! Cups with lids and a straw yes.....


but really what is the big deal? Definitely not worth $75k....

Every Applebee's I've been to has served children's drink in a white (not clear) character cup with a red lid and a straw. This obviously wasn't an "honest" mistake, as there would be no reason for a bartender to put liquor in a character cup that is intended for a child. Perhaps that is why they are suing for 75k, because someone intentionally did this.

 

[tw1nsmom]

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_008220423.html

Here's a link with a little bit more info. (very little).

I don't know how they could have "mistakenly" put a long island ice tea in a child size cup with a lid and straw. I know I would be livid. There was alcohol present in the child's blood after a couple of sips. There is a real possibility that he would have suffered from alcohol poisoning if he had downed the whole drink.

Whether I sued would depend on the attitude of the staff. If they were snotty and unrepentent and if I thought they had done it on purpose I would definitely sue, if only to bring the public eye one them.

By lawsuit standards, $75,000 is a very small amount to sue a major corp. It really sounds like the mother is trying to make sure they are accountable and to teach them a lesson.

 

[Beth76]

I don't buy it. First of all, kids at Applebee's get a small plastic cup with a lid and straw. You can't "accidentally" put a long island iced tea into it. But, for the sake of argument lets say the kid was bratty and the waiter/bartender decided to play a joke. Don't you think they would just put a shot of something in the apple juice? Not mix up a whole drink with a ton of alcohol? If it was a regular glass, wouldn't there have been garnish in it?

Second, if it was a LIIT, the kid surely would have said, "hey mom, this tastes funny". A 5 year old knows what apple juice is supposed to taste like. Without any further details, my bet goes to false story.

 

[Serena]

I don't believe it either. It just doesn't make sense to me.
If it were intentional, the the person most likely would have tried to hide it in the apple juice so the kid would drink it.
But to pour a real mixed drink into the cup?

 

[wvjules]

I'm not sure i believe it either. I know LIIT are strong but would he really have glazed eyes and be giggly after two sips?