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Woman Wins $14,000 for Broken Stiletto

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LONDON (July 9) - A British court has ordered a store to pay $14,400 to a woman who broke her ankle and needed surgery because her stiletto heel snapped off.
A Manchester court Tuesday ordered the Dolcis store to pay Sophie King, whose ankle still swells painfully three years after her operation.

King told the court she was wearing the black strappy shoes for the first time while out with her friends when the heel snapped off, sending her sprawling onto the pavement. She tried to carry on but had to be hospitalized later that night.
Her lawyer, Michael Hardacre, said the court ruling was needed only to establish the size of the award. He said King's ability to ski and play tennis has remained impaired.
Hardacre urged other women to keep their sales receipts in case their heels ever broke off.
"This type of thing is commonplace," he said. "But the unusual thing was the consequences - Sophie breaking her ankle."
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2008-07-15 18:02:05
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Wildomarskaters

03:46 PMAug 11 2008

mmm...honey im a man and my hot pink stiletos did not break on me or my sexy red cowboy boots..mmmmmm....you just have bad balance sweetie learn how to walk...be a woman!!!peace.XoXo

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WashyWizard84

08:16 PMJul 20 2008

It was her choice to wear stilettos. Maybe if she chose fashionable but more practicle shoes she would not have had an accident. Now she will have difficulty playing tennis and skiing--how awful! Also, the article does not say if she was very obese or maybe had a drink or two which can contribute to loss of balance when wearing tall thin shoes.

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Hollyisweirdo

10:30 AMJul 17 2008

really... come on now... how clumsy could you be to break your ankle wearing heels. then sue the company because of it... really smart.

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