HOPKINS v. NEW YORK CITY TRASIT AUTHORITY

4433, 115489/06.

82 A.D.3d 446 (2011)

917 N.Y.S.2d 866

MEGHAN HOPKINS, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided March 3, 2011.


The 22-year-old plaintiff suffered a trimalleolar fracture of her right ankle when she tripped and fell on a section of cracked and raised concrete in a subway station. She has endured two painful surgeries, one open insertion to repair her broken bones by means of a metal plate and screws, and a second to remove the surgical hardware. She can no longer run or participate in sports and continues to have pain. Early signs of arthritis, which is likely to further restrict her...

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