An events manager is suing her former Herbalife bosses for more than £250,000 after she was thrown into a swimming pool by drunken salesmen at a luxury hotel on Mauritius.
Chloe Hewitt, 26, from Weybridge, Surrey, said she emerged from the water of the five star resort pool covered in blood after landing on broken drinks glasses, sustaining nerve damage which has since required two operations and physiotherapy.
She had been thrown in the pool 'in jest' by intoxicated 'distributors' who had been enjoying a 'free bar' at the paradise island event organised by the health drinks brand to reward its high-selling salesmen.
Miss Hewitt is now suing the company's European arm, Uxbridge-based Europe Ltd, claiming more than £250,000 in damages on the basis that it had not done enough to ensure the boozy event was safe.
But Herbalife is denying liability, arguing that the accident occurred during an 'after party' which took place when the company's event had ended and when Miss Hewitt was no longer on the clock.
