Colorado company gave away eclipse glasses that damaged Castle Rock woman’s eyes, lawsuit says
Attorneys seek class-action status in a lawsuit filed in Denver District Court against a Denver company that gave away “unsafe and hazardous” glasses for viewing the solar eclipse, claiming they damaged a Castle Rock woman’s eyes.
The lawsuit was filed Sept. 2 on behalf of Kendall Heise and Kim Heise of Castle Rock against Europtics Inc. of Denver, which owns the store at 7301 Santa Fe Drive in Littleton where the couple received eclipse glasses.
“After using the Europtics eclipse glasses, Ms. Heise began to experience injuries including, but not limited to, discomfort, blurred vision, increased sensitivity to light and distorted vision and certain of these harms and impairments continue,” the lawsuit says.
Ashley Ann Sander hawks solar eclipse glasses on the side of the road for $10 to tourists approaching Clayton, Ga., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Clayton is in the path of totality in North Georgia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Ashley Ann Sander hawks solar eclipse glasses on the side of the road for $10 to tourists approaching Clayton, Ga., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017. Clayton is in the path of totality in North Georgia. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)