The University of Colorado is suing two manufacturers of "defective" toilet paper after amassing $40,000 in plumbing problems.
 
According to news reports, the university's Board of Regents filed the lawsuit in Boulder County District Court alleging the toilet paper, distributed by Waxie Enterprises Inc. and manufactured by Royal Paper Converting Inc., was to blame for overflowing toilets in 27 academic buildings on the Boulder campus in the spring of 2009 alone.  The suit claims the damage to the plumbing from the "defective" toilet paper cost more than $40,000 to repair and that plumbing contractors had to be called. In addition to plumbing costs, the university is asking a jury to award other costs associated with the "inconvenience and hassle" for eight claims, including breach of contract and negligence.
 
"In one instance, the University of Colorado was required to saw-cut concrete and excavate sewer pipes in order to remove an auger from a sewer line that was so bound up and clogged with toilet paper that it became stuck in the plumbing line," the suit states.
 
A Waxie Enterprises official said he was unaware of the lawsuit and declined to comment on the allegations.
 
—Sources:  upi.com and dailycamera.com