Judiciary
Judge Plans Suit for Courthouse Fall on Wet Floor
A Brooklyn judge is planning to file a $1 million injury suit against the city after falling on a freshly mopped floor at the courthouse.
Judge Jack Battaglia claims he fractured his knee and now has difficulty walking because of the accident, the New York Daily News reports. His notice of claim accuses the city of “negligently using a mop and soapy water” to create a “dangerous and hazardous traplike condition.”
Courthouse sources told the newspaper that lawyers for the city have asked the judge to remove himself from all cases against the city because of his pending claim.
A hat tip to Above the Law, which posted the story.
