City Sanitation Worker Settles His Suit For $8.5M

City Sanitation Worker Settles His Suit For $8.5M

Introduction

A city sanitation worker won $8.5 million against National Grid NY, in the lawsuit filed six years ago when he was injured at the sidewalk trench as it collapsed beneath him at New Drop beach.

According to the plaintiff’s lawyer, the plaintiff was making his rounds on January 29, 2013, on Isernia Avenue, when the incident occurred. While traversing the sidewalk, he stepped on a metal plate on the sidewalk, and his right leg plunged into the hole beneath the plate, causing him injuries.

The court filing stated that he suffered injuries on the spine, shoulder, knee, ankle, and abdomen, which resulted in 10 surgeries and a right knee replacement. He also suffered from traumatic brain injury. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants failed to cover the trench properly and adequately secure the area around it. He further alleged that they also failed to set up any warnings or barriers to protect pedestrians.

The plaintiff sued Brooklyn Union Gas, doing business as National Grid NY, as well as Hallen Construction Company, the contractor, in Brooklyn state Supreme Court.