Toe Amputation Shoe Product Liability Lawsuit

Here is the complaint filed by William Mack against Lehigh Outfitters LLC and Rocky Brands Inc. Plaintiff, who is seeking $10 million, alleges that a defect in defendants’ shoe caused him to suffer damages.

According to the New York Post article on the lawsuit:

Transit veteran William Mack of Long Island is suing a footwear manufacturer for the dough, claiming a jutting staple in one of their shoes forced him to amputate a toe.

Mack, in his 50s, claims in a Brooklyn federal court lawsuit that he put on a Rocky-brand Lehigh Safety Shoe in July and was stabbed in the foot by an exposed staple.

The longtime diabetic, who has been with the MTA for more than 20 years, eventually developed a serious infection and was forced to amputate a toe

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