Wolfgang Puck Sued After Waitress Allegedly Gives Customer Concussion

Wolfgang Puck Sued For Clumsy Waitress
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 22: Master chef Wolfgang Puck cooks a lobster with black bean sauce during a preview of the Governors Ball on January 22, 2013 in Hollywood, California. Academy governor Jeffrey Kurland, event producer Cheryl Cecchetto and Puck will return to create this year’s Governors Ball, the Academy’s official post-Oscar celebration, which will immediately follow the 85th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 24. The 1,500 guests include Academy Award winners and nominees, show presenters and other telecast participants. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

TMZ reports that a diner named Tamara Mason-Williams is suing Wolfgang Puck after getting a side of concussion with her dinner at the chef's Washington, DC restaurant The Source.

Mason-Williams was allegedly sitting at a table in the Asian-fusion eatery when a waitress in the restaurant accidentally clonked her over the head with a heavy metal pitcher, giving her a concussion. She blames Puck for failing to adequately train his staff, and is now suing, according to TMZ, for unspecified damages to compensate for "lost income and medical expenses."

Puck, who owns more restaurants than any other celebrity chef, is no stranger to lawsuits involving his employees. But most of the others ones in recent years have been filed by employees, many of whom accused him of discrimination, not customers.

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