A secretary who worked for Sea World was asked if she would like to be a model in publicity pictures. The pictures would show her in a bikini, riding Shamu the killer whale. The secretary was warned in general terms that there was danger involved, but she was not told that Shamu had been conditioned to only allow persons in wetsuits to ride her, that the whale had previously attacked persons attempting to ride her wearing regular swimsuits, and that Shamu had been behaving erratically in recent months. During one of the rides on Shamu for the photo shoot, a trainer noticed that the whale was showing signs of agitation. On the next ride, the woman was thrown off and bitten on the legs and hips. Her wounds required more than 100 stitches and left permanent scars. She sued Sea World.