Roche, John, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 718621/2022,
Supreme Court - Queens, September 9, 2022
Complaint
Description: On June 12, 2021, Plaintiff was a volunteer and assistant
helping with the set-up for an event and was directed, instructed and/or told to perform the setup of electrical wires and connections by the defendant, SOAP BOX DERBY. Plaintiff was on a ladder hanging the finish line sign and connecting wires when a race driver crashed onto the ladder causing him to fall and suffer serious personal injuries.
Defendant police officer, DARNOLD LAPOMMERAY, negligently and carelessly organized, managed, and set-up the aforesaid event and failed to provide an adequate and safe environment for the citizen of the State of New York.
As a result, Plaintiff sustained a traumatic brain injury, right-sided head swelling, laceratio...