BAM! SPLAT! Lawsuit latest strike against villainous projectiles
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A hotel chain was served a lawsuit this week that arrived in the form of a comic book depicting the real-life struggles of an iconic Houston comic store that has been dodging projectiles thrown by guests onto its store.
As reported in the Houston Chronicle, the owner of Third Planet is taking on his alleged villains — Crowne Plaza and Pacifica Companies — with a 13-page, full-color lawsuit that attorneys for the store say may be the first of its kind.
The result, as reported in the newspaper, is a “colorful piece of litigation that seeks to attain justice for the plucky shop that has remained famous in Houston and a landmark for sci-fi fans across the country.”
“The irony that this out-of-state corporate entity and corporate owner would actually try to bury, literally bury, Third Planet, is upsetting,” the store’s lawyer, Cris Feldman, told the newspaper.
The attorney for Crowne Plaza and Pacifica Companies has not responded to requests for comment, yet in a legal response accessed by the newspaper, the hotel chain attorneys denied any wrongdoing. They also argued they weren’t responsible for the actions of third parties — those allegedly throwing items at the store from the balconies of the 19-store hotel.
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