Splashing Dolphins Blamed in Slip-and-Fall Suit

A Chicago woman is blaming splashing by dolphins for the slippery floor that caused her fall and injuries at Brookfield Zoo in suburban Chicago last August.

The suit by Allecyn Edwards says zookeepers “recklessly and willfully trained and encouraged the dolphins to throw water at the spectators in the stands, making the floor wet and slippery,” the Southtown Star reports.

The suit (PDF posted by the Chicago Tribune) said the zoo did not warn of the slippery floor, even though it had caused prior accidents.