Plaintiff's decedent, a member of the City Council, was fatally shot by an assailant in the Council chambers in 2003. In this action, she alleged inadequate security at City Hall.
As a municipal employee at the Council, the decedent was covered by workers' compensation (Administrative Code of City of NY § 3-204.3; Workers' Compensation Law § 3 [1] [Group 19]). Thus, plaintiff's recovery was limited to the workers' compensation award she has already received...
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