Trip and Fall, DSNY.
This case is a trip and fall accident involving a DSNY sanitation worker that was caused to fall when a defective metal plate on the sanitation truck collapsed, violently throwing the plaintiff to the ground. As a result, the plaintiff suffered multiple tears in his right elbow which required surgery. At trial, a jury found the defendants the City of NY and DSNY 100% responsible for this accident and awarded the plaintiff $3.75 million in damages.