Anthony DeNicola died after suffering an apparent heart attack while locked in a McDonald 's restroom . A widow is suing McDonald 's after her husband suffered a fatal heart attack in the restroom - and no-one was able to help him because the door was 'dead-bolted from the inside ' . Anthony DeNicola died after suffering an apparent heart attack in June 2013 at the fast food restaurant in Brooklyn , New York . In a $ 10million lawsuit filed by Anna DeNicola in Brooklyn Supreme Court last week , it is alleged that medical assistance to save Mr DeNicola was delayed because the one-stall restroom was shut with a slide lock . The 67-year-old grandfather , a part-time truck driver , had been meeting friends at the 86th Street branch for breakfast near his home in Bensonhurst before a fishing trip . He went to use the restroom , but when he had not returned several minutes later , his friends went to check on him . They received no answer when they knocked on the door . Emergency services were called , but it took firefighters around 15 minutes to open the door - and Mr DeNicola had already died . His son Anthony DeNicola Jr. said employees 'told them there 's no way to get in , there 's nothing they can do ' . The 38-year-old told The New York Post : 'If somebody could have opened the door , they could have started CPR on him until emergency workers got there . 'What if somebody had been able to open that door ? He 'd still be here . ' He added his late father had been planning a surprise retirement party for his wife , but instead , his funeral was held on that day . The family 's lawyer , Stephen Spinelli , said there was no way to open the door to the restroom from the outside and employees at the restaurant were not helpful . He added the restaurant has ' a duty to offer their customers a safe environment ' . The 67-year-old had been meeting friends at the 86th Street branch ( pictured ) near Bensonhurst , Brooklyn . McDonald 's Franchisee Paul Hendel told MailOnline : 'Our family-owned restaurant business has proudly served the Bensonhurst community for over 19 years and is committed to ensuring the safety of all our customers and employees . 'We were deeply saddened by the loss of our guest Anthony , who visited our restaurant regularly . ' He added : 'As this is a legal matter , it would be inappropriate for me to comment further . '
ben DeNicola died after suffering an apparent heart attack in 2013 . In a $ 10million lawsuit , it is alleged medical assistance was delayed . He was meeting friends at 86th street branch near Bensonhurst , il . they were not able to reach him because door was shut with no lock . Employees told them ' there 's no way to get in , there 's nothing they can do ' he 's spokesman told MailOnline : ' We were deeply saddened by the loss of our guest Anthony , who visited our restaurant regularly '