OZARK, Mo. – A well-known Missouri restaurant, known for being the “Home of Throwed Rolls,” may be in some hot water for a guest who is saying he received a roll-related injury. 
 
 Lambert’s Cafe, the Sikeston-based restaurant chain, which features dinner rolls being thrown across the room by servers to guests, is being sued. 
 
 The suit was filed Tuesday by a man named Troy Tucker who claims he “sustained a lacerated cornea with a vitreous detachment and all head, neck, eyes and vision were severely damaged” after being hit by a dinner roll during a visit in September of 2014. 
 
 Tucker is seeking at least $25,000 to cover for his medical bills and legal fees. The restaurant’s “carelessness and negligence” as the lawsuit alleges, has already caused expenses totaling $10,000. 
 
 The law suit claims that the restaurant should’ve known about the dangers involved in their signature practice. 
 
 Johnny Fugitt of the River Front Times points out in a blog entry that Tucker may not have much of a case, considering that back in June, Slugger and the Kansas City Royals were deemed to have not been at fault after a thrown hot dog hit a man in the face and tore his retina. Fugitt said in that case the “baseball rule” was referenced, and that by voluntarily entering a baseball stadium the victim assumed some responsibility for personal awareness. 
 
 He points out that “Home of Throwed Rolls” is posted all over, which could mean Lambert’s diners assume they are putting themselves at risk of being hit by a flying roll, upon entering the establishment. ||||| Johnny Fugitt 
 
 Missouri may soon have its own version of the infamous Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants hot-coffee lawsuit. Lambert's Cafe, the Sikeston-based restaurant chain proudly known as the "Home of Throwed Rolls," featuring servers who lob dinner rolls across the dining hall to guests, is being sued for a roll-related injury. 
 
 The suit was filed yesterday against the Sikeston restaurant by University City-based attorney William Meehan on behalf of a guy gal named Troy Tucker. Tucker claims she "sustained a lacerated cornea with a vitreous detachment and all head, neck, eyes and vision were severely damaged" after being hit by a roll during a September 2014 visit. [See editor's note at the bottom of this post.] 
 
 The practice of throwing rolls is deemed a "defective condition" of Lambert's, and the suit claims that the restaurant knew (or should have known) about the danger of this practice. 
 
 Tucker now seeks an award of at least $25,000 to pay for her medical bills and legal fees. The restaurant's "carelessness and negligence" has already caused expenses totaling $10,000, the suit alleges, and who knows what future medical costs may emerge from the assault of the freshly baked bread. 
 
 But we have to wonder how much of a case Tucker has. After all, in June, the Kansas City Royals and their mascot were deemed not to have been at fault after a thrown hot dog hit a man in the face and tore his retina. In that case the "baseball rule" was referenced, and the jury found that the man assumed some responsibility for personal awareness by entering a baseball stadium. 
 
 Might the "throwed roll rule" become established legal precedent? After all, "Home of Throwed Rolls" is plastered on massive billboards all over the state. Shouldn't diners at Lambert's be responsible for some level of situational awareness when entering the restaurant? 
 
 And if not, does that mean the end to throwed rolls in Missouri? What kind of country are we living in when a restaurant can't toss a freshly baked dinner roll at a man's head? 
 
 Editor's note: Our story was picked up by Fox-4 in Kansas City. After talking to the plaintiff's lawyer, however, the television station reports that Troy Tucker is actually a woman. We have changed our story accordingly. 
 
 We welcome tips and feedback. Email the writer at johnnyfugitt@gmail.com. 
 
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 A civil case was filed August 11 against Lambert's Cafe in Sikeston, Mo. 
 
 The lawyer in this case said his client suffered permanent eye damage after being hit by a "throwed roll." 
 
 The plaintiff, Troy Tucker, is seeking payment for medical expenses that have piled up after the incident. 
 
 Her lawyer, William Meehan of St. Louis, told Heartland News Tucker was visiting Lambert's Cafe last September with a Bible group. 
 
 Tucker claims she was hit in the eye by a "throwed roll" and suffered a detached cornea. 
 
 Now she says she has impaired vision. 
 
 But some are defending Lambert's saying you expect to have rolls lobbed at you. 
 
 It's advertised in the restaurant's slogan and one reason it's such a large tourist attraction. 
 
 "Oh I just think that this is a great place," said Emily Moore. "It's a fun place. I don't come here that often even though I'm a native of the area and I just think it's wonderful. And it's really shocking to think that someone would actually sue Lambert's for a throwed roll. 'Cause that's what they're known for." 
 
 Lambert's general manager, Jerry Johnson, said servers never intend to hurt anyone when they throw those rolls. 
 
 Johnson also said this isn't the first time someone has sought money after getting hit by an errant roll. 
 
 He did say in some of those cases the restaurant's insurance paid for medical expenses. 
 
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– How much liability does an establishment known as the "Home of Throwed Rolls" have when the bread starts flying and things allegedly go wrong? That may be for a jury to decide after a woman filed suit against Missouri-based restaurant chain Lambert's Cafe on Tuesday, claiming one of the restaurant's signature "throwed rolls" left her with permanent eye damage. According to FOX 4, Lambert's Cafe's gimmick is that its servers throw dinner rolls across the room to diners. A lawyer for Troy Tucker claims she was hit in the face with one of those rolls while visiting the restaurant with her Bible group in September 2014, KFVS reports. According to FOX 4, Tucker is seeking $25,000 to cover medical bills and legal fees. She claims the roll lacerated her cornea and left her with impaired vision. While the lawsuit states the restaurant should have known the roll-throwing exposed diners to danger, the River Front Times questions how solid Tucker's case is, and points to this: In June, the Kansas City Royals were found not at fault after a fan was hit in the face by a hot dog thrown by the team mascot. The jury found the man "assumed some personal responsibility" by entering the stadium. The GM of Lambert's Cafe tells KFVS this isn't the first time a customer has wanted a payout after being hit with one of the signature rolls, and the restaurant has paid medical expenses via its insurance in the past.