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Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, filed a $250,000 negligence lawsuit in New York after saying she was injured in a trip-and-fall incident in Rye, a suburban community north of New York City.
In the amended complaint filed in state court, Pirro said she tripped and fell on Aug. 28 while out walking in Rye. She alleged the fall occurred after she encountered what she described as a large wooden block protruding from a steel plate in the roadway.
The complaint says the steel plate covered excavation work related to gas-main work for Consolidated Edison, according to the filing. Pirro’s lawsuit targets her hometown as well as the power utility.
Pirro’s attorneys described injuries in the complaint, saying that as a result of what she alleged was negligence by the defendants, she “sustained serious personal injuries, including but not limited to bruises and contusions to the head, eye, face, and shoulder areas, together with pain, discomfort, and limitation of movement.” The filing also said she was confined to bed, required medical attention, and “continues to experience pain and suffering.”
Representatives for Pirro, Con Ed and Rye declined to comment on the pending litigation, the report said.
Separate court filings show the defendants’ positions as the case moves through early proceedings. In a motion to dismiss, an attorney for Rye wrote that it “can hardly be said that the City was negligent in a duty to pedestrians at a location that was not a pedestrian walkway.”
In another motion to dismiss, an attorney for Con Ed asked the court to dismiss the claim, arguing that the dangers and risks related to the incident “were open, obvious and apparent.” Pirro, who has served as both a judge and the district attorney for Westchester County, is seeking damages in the lawsuit.