Woman sues salon for not having drunk-proof glass

A woman who fell through the window of a Lake View salon when she lost her footing trying to kick her husband is suing the salon, as well as a hospital that treated her - claiming an employee stole her jewelery and Blackberry.

Melanie Shaker fell through the window of Fases Salon, located at 3207 N. Sheffield Ave., after she became angry with her husband and lost her footing while trying to kick him, according to the lawsuit filed Friday in Cook County Circuit Court.

The couple, who lives near the salon, was walking along Sheffield Avenue the night of May 1, 2008 after having dinner and drinks at a local establishment when she fell, according to the suit. Shaker suffered “severe injuries,” including deep cuts to her upper arm, back and feet, according to the suit.

The suit claims the salon’s plate glass window, located on a sidewalk “frequently travelled by intoxicated pedestrians,” is in violation of the City of Chicago’s building code.

Shaker claims the defendants failed to replace the window with safety glass, which would “prevent injuries from those coming into contact with it, including pedestrians, intoxicated pedestrians [or] pedestrians on their way to or from a Cubs game” who may fall inadvertently trip and fall into the window. Whut?

The suit also claims an unnamed radiology technician at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where Shaker was treated, stole $6,000 worth of jewellery that was removed from her in order to perform an MRI and other tests.