Sioux Falls Woman Sues after Slip on Now-Recalled Bathmat

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls woman who slipped on a bathmat marketed as slip-proof is suing the maker and the company that sold it.

The Argus Leader reports Diane Williams had a hip replacement about a month before she fell in the shower when she slipped on her AquaRug bathmat. She bought it after seeing it on home shopping network QVC.

The fall resulted in a broken leg, a surgical revision of Williams' hip replacement, assisted living care and physical therapy.

About 1.4 million of the bathmats have been recalled. A lawsuit filed on Williams' behalf late last month accuses manufacturer Tristar Products Inc. and QVC of being aware of the dangers before she bought the bathmat.

QVC spokeswoman Diane Zappas said she couldn't comment on the pending litigation. The newspaper said Tristar didn't return requests for comment.