A Chicago-area zoo is being sued by a woman who claims she slipped and fell near a dolphin exhibit, injuring herself.

In the lawsuit filed in Illinois' Circuit Court of Cook County against the Brookfield Zoo, Allecyn Edwards accuses the zookeepers of encouraging the dolphins to splash water, but failing to warn spectators of the slippery-when-wet sidewalk and neglecting to provide skid-proof mats.

According to news reports, Edwards is demanding more than $50,000 for lost wages, medical expenses and emotional trauma. Both sides declined to comment on the pending legislation.

—Source: Chicago Tribune