Monica Conyers Suing McDonald's Over Injured Finger
DETROIT (WWJ) - New Year's Day 2015 began on a down note for Monica Conyers according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday.
According to the Detroit News Conyers has filed a suit for $25,000 against the golden arches. While visiting a McDonald's on January 1, the former Detroit city councilwoman alleges she cut her finger on a chair inside a location at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
According to the suit, while sitting at a table, she grabbed a chair to adjust it then felt a sharp pair in the ring finger of her right hand. She was helped by police and paramedic.
The suit alleges Conyers suffered "extreme pain and anguish" and has lost the full use of her hand.
The ex-councilwoman entered prison in 2010 after pleading guilty in 2009 to taking bribes while on the Detroit council. She was released in December 2012, after serving 27 months at Alderson Federal Prison Camp, often referred to as "Camp Cupcake."
Many remember Conyers, before her conviction on bribery, making her mark in Detroit politics lobbing a "Shrek" comment at then-City Council President Ken Cockrel.
