Personal Injury Law

Chicago Fall Accident Lawsuit Seeks Damages from NBC Universal

A man who claims that he got hurt after falling on ?Fake cobblestones? on the North Side while crossing the set of the movie ?Public Enemies? is suing NBC Universal for Chicago personal injury. John McManus says that the fall accident occurred on May 25, 2008.

In his Cook County injury complaint, McManus says that while crossing North Lincoln Avenue at Halstead Street, his foot sank into a fake cobblestone street cover and got stuck under an artificial trolley rail, which caused him to fall.

Film crews had placed the face cobblestones and rail on the actual street to make it look as if the movie was taking place in the 1930?s. According to McManus?s Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawsuit, the defendant and its subsidiaries let pedestrians walk on the fake surface, which the plaintiff contends was unstable, and did not notify him that the artificial surface posed a possible fall hazard.

McManus is seeking over $50,000 plus costs.

Chicago Premises Liability
If there is a trip and fall, slip and fall, or step and fall hazard on the ground, it is the responsibility of those responsible for the property to either remove the hazard or put up a warning so that people can avoid getting involved in a Chicago slip and fall accident. This type of accident can be very painful and the injuries can be debilitating and severe. In addition to broken bones and hip injuries?depending on the specifics of the Chicago premises liability accident?slip/trip/step and fall victims have been known to sustain traumatic brain injuries and serious back injuries.

Suit: Man fell on 'fake cobblestone' at 'Public Enemies' set, WBBM, May 20, 2010

Related Web Resources:
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Slip and Fall, Justia

Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on May 21, 2010 (boomark / email).