New York City Settles Lawsuit in Hot Playground Case

October 26, 2012

New York City has agreed to pay $17,500 to a Brooklyn family of a toddler scorched by playground equipment.

The family of Paula Spolar had charged that irresponsible design at the Brooklyn Bridge Park resulted in their 1-year-old daughter suffering second-degree burns to both hands in 2010.

The New York Post says the city tried to shift blame onto the playground designer. But a judge ordered the city to pay the settlement.

The attorney for the city and Brooklyn Bridge Park Corp. declined to comment.

 

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  • October 30, 2012 at 9:55 am
    UCT says:
    And people wonder why this country is failing.... lol
  • October 26, 2012 at 4:23 pm
    DaveinKY says:
    Someone should warn these parents that winter is coming. If little Paula sticks her tongue to a metal pole, the taxpayers will be on the hook again. I say put signs on all m... read more
  • October 26, 2012 at 3:59 pm
    City Guy says:
    Burning hot playground slides used to be one of the features of childhood in this city, along with dead pigeons and floating paper boats in the gutter. It's sad that there ar... read more
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