Man suing Home Depot over glue-covered toilet seat hospitalized

BOULDER - A man who is suing Home Depot after he became stuck to a store toilet in 2003 has been hospitalized.

In 2003, 59-year-old Bob Dougherty found himself in a sticky situation after becoming stuck to a toilet seat in a Louisville store. Dougherty claims someone smeared glue on the seat.

When the story surfaced in 2005 Dougherty also said he felt a "tremendous panic" when he realized he was stuck. The lawsuit claims it took 15 minutes for store officials to call for an ambulance and that paramedics had to unbolt the toilet seat and wheel out a "frightened and humiliated" Dougherty who soon passed out.

His trial is set to begin in March of 2008 and he claims he developed post traumatic stress disorder after the incident and subsequently developed diabetes as a result of the PTSD.

Mark Cohen, Dougherty's attorney, says on the morning of September, 17 Dougherty's glucose levels skyrocketed and he was taken to an area hospital. He then went into a diabetic coma and he remains hospitalized in intensive care.

Cohen said in the e-mail to 9NEWS that Dougherty's endocrinologist, Dr. Melvin Stjernholm, testified during a deposition that he believes the diabetes was brought on by the PTSD Dougherty had been dealing with since the incident.

No other information was available at this time.