Elderly Couple Sues Tap & Still in St. Thomas After Alleged Hazardous Step Causes Fall

Herbert and Iris Horwitz have filed a civil lawsuit against H&M Holdings LLC, the company operating Tap & Still in Havensite, St. Thomas. The couple alleges that while dining at the restaurant on February 3, 2023, Mr. Horwitz stepped onto a broken step at the entrance as they were leaving, causing him to lose his balance and fall. According to the claim, he sustained injuries to his head, right shoulder, right elbow, right wrist, hand, both knees, and lower back. According to the lawsuit, nobody from the restaurant initially came to Mr. Horwitz's assistance. Instead a fellow patron helped him up. When that customer requested paper towels and bandages to attend to Mr. Horwitz's wounds, the lawsuit claims that again, none of the several employees offered help to the 80-year old bleeding man.  Eventually, an employee of Tap & Still reportedly came forward and apologetically offered Mr. Horwitz “what appeared to be a dirty bandage,” the civil claim states. That employee also reportedly...