A woman is suing the J.C. Penny Co. following a clash with a legless store mannequin that allegedly left her with a cracked tooth, bleeding scalp and recurring shoulder pain. The lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court seeks unspecified damages.

Diana Newton, 51, of Westminster in her lawsuit has claimed the incident happened nearly a year ago when she was shopping for a blouse in women's department at company's Westminster Mall store. The only one in her size was on the mannequin, and as a salesclerk was removing the garment, the dummy's arm eventually flew off hitting her head.

"I felt a burning sensation," Newton recalls to the Los Angeles Times. Paramedics treated her bleeding scalp at the scene. Newton drove herself home, then had someone take her to a hospital for further treatment.

The blow also cracked a molar, which led to a root canal, she said. A spokeswoman for J.C. Penney said the company doesn't comment on pending litigation.