IT IS ARGUABLY THE MOST POPULAR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION IN AMERICA...
EXERCISE MORE... LOSE WEIGHT.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT ONE MAN WAS HOPING FOR...
WHEN HE JOINED THIS CRUNCH GYM IN NEW YORK IN JANUARY.
36-YEAR-OLD FRED WIDLAND WAS GIVEN A COMPLIMENTARY SESSION WITH A TRAINER...
AND ACCORDING TO HIS LAWYER... "TOLD" THE TRAINER... HE WAS NOT IN SHAPE.
sot-that he ate and drank socially, but regularly, had quit smoking recently.
BUT THAT WARNING WAS ALLEGEDLY IGNORED...
WIDLAND IS NOW SUING CRUNCH FITNESS AND THE TRAINER FOR MORE THAN A MILLION
DOLLARS...
FOR ALLEGEDLY WORKING HIM OUT WAY BEYOND HIS PHYSICAL LIMITS.
sot-mr. widland is someone who could've died as a result of this.
STANDUP-ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUIT, THREE DAYS LATER, WIDLAND CHECKED HIMSELF
INTO THIS NEW YORK HOSPITAL AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WHAT HIS LAWYER CALLS
"EXERTIONAL RHABDOMYOLYSIS" - A CONDITION THAT IS TOXIC TO THE KIDNEYS.
sot-thankfully, this is quite a rare phenomenon, but it does happen.
CRUNCH FITNESS ISSUED A STATEMENT... SAYING:
THE ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING MR. WIDLAND'S CLAIM APPEAR TO BE HIGHLY SUSPECT.
WE WILL BE CONDUCTING A THOROUGH INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.
sot-the plaintiff has a significant hurdle to get over, one of the most
important ones is his own comparative fault.
MEANING... MAYBE... HE COULD'VE JUST SAID NO...
THAT'S UP TO THE JUDGE.
TAG-ALINA CHO, CNN, NEW YORK.