Personal Injury Lawyers in New York

A Manhattan lawyer is suing several parties after a 300-pound drunk man fell on her at a New York Mets game and broke several vertebrae in her back. Apparently, after the fall, the man just got up and left the stadium while the woman lay injured. Two emergency medical technicians sitting right in front of 58-year-old Ellen Massey gave her first aid until an ambulance arrived.

Massey later underwent surgery for spinal injuries and was hospitalized for about two weeks. Doctors had to put rods and screws in her back and will have to perform future surgeries. Massey has named Sterling Mets LP, owner of the baseball team; Aramark Corp., the beer vendor; the Service Employees International Union Local 177, whose members are security guards at Shea Stadium; and "John Doe," the unidentified drunk man who fell on her, as defendants.

The court papers say that Sterling Mets had a duty to provide reasonable safety for stadium patrons, that Aramark should have sold alcohol to spectators who appeared to be already drunk and that the union employees should have prevented unruly behavior.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages for Massey's injuries.

If you or a loved one has been injured on someone else's premises in Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx or anywhere in Manhattan, please contact the premises liability law offices of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos today to schedule your initial consultation.