Skateboarder Sues Over Branded Manhole Cover - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

*MIBabe03* · 07-22-2005, 07:25 PM

Skateboarder 'branded' by manhole cover sues
Woman seeks damages from Con Ed after fall onto searing hot spot

Updated: 9:48 a.m. ET July 22, 2005
NEW YORK - A woman who was branded with letters from the Consolidated Edison logo when she fell off a skateboard onto a searing hot manhole cover in Manhattan last year filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking unspecified damages from the utility.

Elizabeth C. Wallenberg, 27, was burned just above her buttocks and on her left arm when she fell off her skateboard onto a cover over a steam pipe at Second Avenue and 13th Street in the East Village shortly after midnight on Aug. 11, 2004, said her lawyer Ronald Berman.

"It literally looked like a brand that had been applied by someone," Berman said about the burn marks left on Wallenberg's body.

He said she was treated for the injury in the Beth Israel Hospital emergency room and was released.

Wallenberg, then a Brooklyn resident who worked for Paper magazine, reportedly said she heard her skin sizzle and saw an "o" and an "n" from the hot cover impressed upon her body. Wallenberg has been told the scarring is permanent, Berman said.

The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan's state Supreme Court, accused Con Ed of "negligence, carelessness, recklessness and culpable conduct" related to Wallenberg's injuries.

Court papers said Wallenberg, now a factory worker who lives in Portland, Ore., is entitled to compensatory and punitive damages because of Con Ed's "reprehensible and egregious failure and refusal ... to protect the public from this manifestly clear and present danger."

Con Ed spokesman Chris Olert said he had no comment on the lawsuit.

Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed

This person is so dumb. Discuss.

TJL · 07-22-2005, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *MIBabe03*

This person is so dumb. Discuss.

No kidding.

When you bike, blade or board here in the Big Apple, you take your life in your hands. Trust me, I have the scar to prove it.

Oh and sweetie, you're 27. Time to put the board away. Ditto for anyone over 18 who rides one of those razor scooters.

Courtnee · 07-22-2005, 10:26 PM

what a dumbass

*MIBabe03* · 07-23-2005, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJL

No kidding.

When you bike, blade or board here in the Big Apple, you take your life in your hands. Trust me, I have the scar to prove it.

Oh and sweetie, you're 27. Time to put the board away. Ditto for anyone over 18 who rides one of those razor scooters.

Has this chick not heard of at taxi? I mean it's NYC, there's a crapload of them there.

Tuesday Weld · 07-23-2005, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by *MIBabe03*

Has this chick not heard of at taxi? I mean it's NYC, there's a crapload of them there.

I know.

Max Whittaker · 07-23-2005, 05:59 PM

I would consider a brand like that to be a mark of honor. "I fell and survived!"

07-22-2005, 07:25 PM	#1
MIBabe03 Loving Swingtown! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 28, 2002 Location: TX Posts: 4,646	Skateboarder Sues Over Branded Manhole Cover Skateboarder 'branded' by manhole cover sues Woman seeks damages from Con Ed after fall onto searing hot spot Updated: 9:48 a.m. ET July 22, 2005 NEW YORK - A woman who was branded with letters from the Consolidated Edison logo when she fell off a skateboard onto a searing hot manhole cover in Manhattan last year filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking unspecified damages from the utility. Elizabeth C. Wallenberg, 27, was burned just above her buttocks and on her left arm when she fell off her skateboard onto a cover over a steam pipe at Second Avenue and 13th Street in the East Village shortly after midnight on Aug. 11, 2004, said her lawyer Ronald Berman. "It literally looked like a brand that had been applied by someone," Berman said about the burn marks left on Wallenberg's body. He said she was treated for the injury in the Beth Israel Hospital emergency room and was released. Wallenberg, then a Brooklyn resident who worked for Paper magazine, reportedly said she heard her skin sizzle and saw an "o" and an "n" from the hot cover impressed upon her body. Wallenberg has been told the scarring is permanent, Berman said. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan's state Supreme Court, accused Con Ed of "negligence, carelessness, recklessness and culpable conduct" related to Wallenberg's injuries. Court papers said Wallenberg, now a factory worker who lives in Portland, Ore., is entitled to compensatory and punitive damages because of Con Ed's "reprehensible and egregious failure and refusal ... to protect the public from this manifestly clear and present danger." Con Ed spokesman Chris Olert said he had no comment on the lawsuit. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed This person is so dumb. Discuss.
	__________________ Laura and Mario November 10, 2006

07-22-2005, 10:26 PM	#3
Courtnee MAN VS SAMMICH. Forum Star Join Date: Mar 23, 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,413	what a dumbass
	__________________ Whether I'm the rose of sheer perfection A freckle on the nose of life's complexion The Cinderella or the shine apple of its eye I gotta fly once, I gotta try once, Only can die once, right, sir? Ooh, life is juicy, juicy and you see, I gotta have my bite, sir. Get ready for me love, 'cause I'm a "comer" I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer Don't bring around the cloud to rain on my parade

07-23-2005, 05:59 PM	#6
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	I would consider a brand like that to be a mark of honor. "I fell and survived!"
	__________________ I will get things done for America – to make our people safer, smarter, & healthier. I will bring Americans together to strengthen our communities. Faced with apathy, I will take action. Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground. Faced with adversity, I will persevere. I will carry this commitment with me this year and beyond. I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done.